Lejeune, Quebec

Lejeune
Municipality
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Location within Témiscouata RCM
Lejeune is located in Eastern Quebec
Lejeune
Lejeune
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°46′N 68°35′W / 47.767°N 68.583°W / 47.767; -68.583[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMTémiscouata
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1964
Government
[2]
 • MayorPierre Daigneault
 • Federal ridingCôte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata
 • Prov. ridingRivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
273.50 km2 (105.60 sq mi)
 • Land270.13 km2 (104.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
246
 • Density0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 6.1%
 • Dwellings
165
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1S0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-295
Websitewww.municipalite
lejeune.com

Lejeune (French pronunciation: [ləʒœn]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

History

The municipality was officially founded on January 1, 1964, under the name Saint-Godard-de-Lejeune. In 1991, the name was shortened to simply Lejeune.

Lejeune was one of the host communities for the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014.[4]

Geography

The Squatec River forms the north-western boundary of the municipality, where it flows to its confluence with the Touladi River at Saint-Michel-du-Squatec. The Owen River, a tributary of Grand lac Squatec, flows southwards through the municipality from its source in the north-east.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 264732". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052413050&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Lejeune
  4. ^ https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
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