Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 686 as of 2009. It is named after one of Jesus' apostles, James, son of Zebedee, and the city of Leeds, England.

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 71°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedSeptember 23, 1929
Government
 • MayorPhilippe Chabot
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
 • Land80.90 km2 (31.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total711
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.4%
 • Dwellings
340
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 216
Route 269
Route 271
Websitewww.saint
jacquesdeleeds.ca

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References
  1. Reference number 56797 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 31140 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2431140) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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