Saint-Ludger, Quebec

Saint-Ludger
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM.
Saint-Ludger

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.750°N 70.700°W / 45.750; -70.700Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.750°N 70.700°W / 45.750; -70.700[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Beauce
RCM Le Granit
Constituted February 25, 1998
Government[2]
  Mayor Diane Roy
  Federal riding Beauce
  Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
  Total 128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi)
  Land 127.69 km2 (49.30 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,255
  Density 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.8%
  Dwellings 565
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0M 1W0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 204
Website www.st-ludger.qc.ca

Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Beauce, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,197 as of 2006.

The municipality of Saint-Ludger was created in 1998 from the amalgamation of the village of Saint-Ludger, the municipality of Risborough and the township of Gayhurst-Partie-Sud-Est. The first settlers arrived in the area before 1863. It is named in honour of Ludger of Utrecht, the first bishop of Münster in the 9th century.

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