Saint-Elzéar, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

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 2,107 as of the Canada 2011 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
Municipality
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Saint-Elzéar
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°24′N 71°04′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedNovember 30, 1994
Government
  MayorCarl Marcoux
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
  Total87.10 km2 (33.63 sq mi)
  Land87.32 km2 (33.71 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total2,107
  Density24.1/km2 (62/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
13.0%
  Dwellings
834
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 216

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