Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | |
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Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin J. Côté |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.70 km2 (33.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.35 km2 (33.34 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,172 |
| • Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 522 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-279 |
Saint-Lazare (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lazaʁ də bɛlʃas]) is a small village of 1,200 people founded in 1849 and is the seat of the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It was chosen as the seat over larger municipalities because it is in the geographical centre of the region.