Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec

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Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Municipality
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Location in southern Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM La Nouvelle-Beauce
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor François Barret
 • Federal riding Lévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
 • Total 109.50 km2 (42.28 sq mi)
 • Land 107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 6,177
 • Density 57.7/km2 (149/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 14.4%
 • Dwellings 2,480
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 2W0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-73

Route 171
Route 175
Route 218
Website www.municipalite.saint-
lambert-de-lauzon.qc.ca

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 it was a parish municipality.[4]

It is named after Pierre Lambert, a land surveyor who planned neighbouring Lévis. Lauzon refers to the seigneurie of Lauzon, the first to be established on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in 1636.

References

  1. Reference number 418082 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 26070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
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