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 | |
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Municipality | |
 Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
  Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′N 71°21′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | September 23, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philippe Chabot |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi) |
| • Land | 80.90 km2 (31.24 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 711 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 340 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0N 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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| Website | www.saint jacquesdeleeds.ca |
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References
- Reference number 56797 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 31140 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2431140) 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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