Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec

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Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
Location in province of Quebec.
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Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Appalaches
Constituted September 23, 1929
Government[2]
 • Mayor Philippe Chabot
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Total 83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
 • Land 80.90 km2 (31.24 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 711
 • Density 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.4%
 • Dwellings 340
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0N 1J0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 216
Route 269
Route 271
Website www.saint
jacquesdeleeds.ca

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 686 as of 2009. It is named after one of Jesus' apostles, James, son of Zebedee, and the city of Leeds, England.

Sister city

References

  1. Reference number 56797 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 31140 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
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