Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester is a parish municipality of 400 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the least populous municipality in Bellechasse.[2]
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester | |
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Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′N 70°40′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | March 9, 1906 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Lachance |
| • Fed. riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.60 km2 (19.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 51.76 km2 (19.98 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 355 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 | 7.8% |
| • Dwellings | 197 |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-216 |
| Website | www.saint-nazaire- de-dorchester.org |
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester had a population of 338 living in 149 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 363. With a land area of 51.56 km2 (19.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km2 (17.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
References
- "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57286". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec (Code 2419015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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