Saint-Benjamin, Quebec
Saint-Benjamin is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 891 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named in tribute to Reverend Benjamin Demers, promoter of the new parish in 1895.
Saint-Benjamin | |
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Municipality | |
 Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Benjamin Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°36′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | January 9, 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Arseneau |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.50 km2 (43.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.43 km2 (43.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 891 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 406 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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| Website | www |
References
- Reference number 55727 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 28025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2428025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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