Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown, Quebec

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur -de-Wolfestown
Parish municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur -de-Wolfestown Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.933°N 71.500°WCoordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.933°N 71.500°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	September 30, 1909
Government[2]
• Mayor	Steven Laprise
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	61.60 km^2 (23.78 sq mi)
• Land	59.32 km^2 (22.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	189
• Density	3.2/km^2 (8/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	10.5%
• Dwellings	133
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1E2
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 216 Route 263
Website	www.st-jacques-le- majeur-de-wolfestown.ca

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is a parish municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 189 as of the Canada 2011 Census.^[3]

It was named after one of Jesus' first disciples, James, son of Zebedee. Wolfestown was the name of the historic township in which it is located. It was named after General James Wolfe.

References

1. Reference number 56801 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 31025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2431025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.