Saint-Elzéar is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 2,400 as of the Canada 2016 Census. Founded in 1855, it was named in tribute to Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay, seigneur of neighbouring Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce.
Saint-Elzéar | |
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 Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. | |
  Saint-Elzéar Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 71°04′W / 46.400°N 71.067°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | November 30, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Carl Marcoux |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.10 km2 (33.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87.07 km2 (33.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 2,400 |
| • Density | 27.6/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  13.9% |
| • Dwellings | 949 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-216 |
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 293589". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26022". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Elzéar, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire