Lac-Beauport, Quebec
| Lac-Beauport | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM. | |
  Lac-Beauport Location in central Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°WCoordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Settled | 1820 |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Louise Brunet |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Chauveau |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 7,281 |
| • Density | 118.8/km2 (308/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 19.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,815 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G3B 0A1 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website |
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Lac-Beauport is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Beauport. It has a population of about 7250 people, and lies about 25 kilometres north from downtown Quebec City.
Lac-Beauport is the home of Le Relais ski center.
History
Around 1820, a small cluster of homes was built on the present site of the municipality, named Waterloo Settlement by the English immigrants after the Anglo-Prussian victory at Waterloo. In 1845, the Municipality of St-Dunstan was formed, named after the local parish of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport. It was abolished in 1847, but reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport in 1855. In common use, it was only known as Lac-Beauport, prompting the town council to officially change the name in 1989.[1]
Demographics
Population
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2619 (total dwellings: 2815)
Language
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 1.5%
- French as first language: 96.7%
- English and French as first language: 0.7%
- Other as first language: 1.1%
See also
References
- 1 2 "Lac-Beauport (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Beauport
- 1 2 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Lac-Beauport census profile
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
Media related to Lac-Beauport at Wikimedia Commons
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