Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°17′N 71°21′W / 46.283°N 71.350°W / 46.283; -71.350^[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLes AppalachesConstitutedSeptember 23, 1929Government

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• MayorPhilippe Chabot • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea

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• Total83.20 km² (32.12 sq mi) • Land80.56 km² (31.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total711 • Density8.8/km² (23/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

3.8% • Dwellings

357Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0N 1J0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-216

R-269

R-271Websitewww.saintjacquesdeleeds.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 711 as of 2021. It is named after one of Jesus' apostles, James, son of Zebedee, and the city of Leeds, England.

Sister city

Barmainville, France

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56797". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31140". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.

External links

Media related to Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds at Wikimedia Commons
Commission de toponymie du Québec
Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire