Saint-Benoît-Labre

Saint-Benoît-Labre
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Benoît-Labre is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Benoît-Labre
Saint-Benoît-Labre
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°48′W / 46.067°N 70.800°W / 46.067; -70.800[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedJanuary 4, 1894
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean-Marc Doyon
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
86.90 km2 (33.55 sq mi)
 • Land85.65 km2 (33.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,617
 • Density18.9/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.8%
 • Dwellings
820
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1P0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-271
Websitewww.saint
benoitlabre.qc.ca

Saint-Benoît-Labre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bənwa labʁ]) is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,617 as of 2021. It is named after Benedict Joseph Labre.

In 2001 a group of Cistercian nuns moved from Saint-Romuald, Quebec to a newly constructed Bon Conseil Abbey (French: Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil) in Saint-Benoît-Labre, where they make chocolate.[4]

The territory of Saint-Benoît-Labre surrounds the village of Lac-Poulin.

History

Saint-Benoît-Labre was created in 1894 when sections of Saint-Georges, Saint-Victor-de-Tring, Saint-François and Shenley were splitted and merged to create a new municipality. In 1993, the status of Saint-Benoît-Labre was changed from a parish municipality to a regular municipality.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 285906". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29100". 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=2021A00052429100&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Beno%EEt-Labre
  4. ^ Sœur Louise Picard (22 February 2011). "Les Cisterciennes de l'abbaye Notre-Dame du Bon Conseil". Le patrimoine immatériel religieux du Québec (in French). University of Laval.



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