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Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis is a parish in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 752 as of the Canada 2016 Census. It is named after Saint Camillus de Lellis, but also commemorates Reverend Camille-Stanislas Brochu, first priest of the parish.
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis | |
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Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′N 70°11′W / 46.450°N 70.183°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | January 11, 1904 |
| Named for | Camillus de Lellis[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adélard Couture |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 251.50 km2 (97.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 251.92 km2 (97.27 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 752 |
| • Density | 3/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 10.9% |
| • Dwellings | 467 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-204 R-281 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis lies on the Canada–United States border.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Camille-de-Lellis had a population of 737 living in 380 of its 458 total private dwellings, a change of -2% from its 2016 population of 752. With a land area of 251.93 km2 (97.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 55777". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Paroisse (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
See also edit
- Daaquam River, a stream
- Orignaux River (Black River), a stream
- Black River (Daaquam River), a stream
- Little River (Black River), a stream
- Southwest Branch of Saint-John River, a stream
- Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality (RCM)