Saint-Benjamin, Quebec
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| Saint-Benjamin | |
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| Location within Les Etchemins RCM. Location within Les Etchemins RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | January 9, 1897 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Benjamin Arseneau |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 112.50 km2 (43.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 111.43 km2 (43.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 891 |
| • Density | 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  3.0% |
| • Dwellings | 406 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 275 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Benjamin is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 891 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named in tribute to Reverend Benjamin Demers, promoter of the new parish in 1895.
References
- ↑ Reference number 55727 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 28025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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