Leclercville | |
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Municipality | |
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) Location within Lotbinière RCM | |
)  Leclercville Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°00′W / 46.57°N 72°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | January 26, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcel Richard |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 135.50 km2 (52.32 sq mi) |
| • Land | 136.57 km2 (52.73 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 477 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  9.0% |
| • Dwellings | 268 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  Route 132  Route 226 |
| Website | www |
Leclercville is a municipality located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 477 as of 2011.
History
It is named after Pierre Leclerc, a settler who gave a large portion of his land for the construction of the church, the rector and their dependencies.
The municipality's recent constitution dates from 2000 and follows the amalgamation of the village of Leclercville with the parish of Sainte-Emmélie, but both communities had been settled since the beginning of the 18th century, and most considerably at the end of the 19th century.
References
External links
Media related to Leclercville at Wikimedia Commons- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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