Lejeune, Quebec

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Lejeune
Municipality
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Location within Témiscouata RCM
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Lejeune
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 47°46′N68°35′W / 47.767°N 68.583°W / 47.767; -68.583 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Témiscouata
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1964
Government
[2]
 • MayorPierre Daigneault
 •  Federal riding Rimouski-Neigette—
Témiscouata—Les Basques
 •  Prov. riding Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total273.50 km2 (105.60 sq mi)
 • Land270.13 km2 (104.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total246
 • Density0.9/km2 (2/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 6.1%
 • Dwellings
165
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0L 1S0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc295.svg R-295
Website www.municipalite
lejeune.com

Lejeune is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

History

The municipality was officially founded un January 1st 1964, under the name Saint-Godard-de-Lejeune. In 1991, the name was shortened to simply Lejeune.

Contents

Lejeune was one of the host communities for the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 264732". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052413050&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Lejeune
  4. ↑ https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf


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