Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Municipality

Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°35′N 71°12′W / 46.583°N 71.200°W / 46.583; -71.200Coordinates: 46°35′N 71°12′W / 46.583°N 71.200°W / 46.583; -71.200[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM La Nouvelle-Beauce
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
  Mayor François Barret
  Federal riding Lévis—Lotbinière
  Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
  Total 109.50 km2 (42.28 sq mi)
  Land 107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 6,177
  Density 57.7/km2 (149/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 14.4%
  Dwellings 2,480
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 2W0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-73

Route 171
Route 175
Route 218
Website www.municipalite.saint-
lambert-de-lauzon.qc.ca

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 it was a parish municipality.[4]

It is named after Pierre Lambert, a land surveyor who planned neighbouring Lévis. Lauzon refers to the seigneurie of Lauzon, the first to be established on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in 1636.

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