Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°33′N 70°40′W / 46.550°N 70.667°W / 46.550; -70.667
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Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Parish municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°33′N 70°40′W / 46.550°N 70.667°W / 46.550; -70.667[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1906
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Lachance
 • Fed. ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • Total51.60 km2 (19.92 sq mi)
 • Land51.76 km2 (19.98 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total355
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
Decrease 7.8%
 • Dwellings
197
Postal code(s)
G0R 3T0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-216
Websitewww.saint-nazaire-
de-dorchester.org

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]

Demographics[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57286". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec (Code 2419015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "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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