Leclercville, Quebec

Leclercville
Municipality

Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Leclercville

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°00′W / 46.567°N 72.000°W / 46.567; -72.000Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°00′W / 46.567°N 72.000°W / 46.567; -72.000[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted January 26, 2000
Government[2]
  Mayor Marcel Richard
  Federal riding Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
  Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
  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 (2011)[3]
  Total 477
  Density 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 9.0%
  Dwellings 268
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 2K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 132
Route 226
Website www.munleclercville.qc.ca

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.

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