Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec

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Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Parish municipality
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Location within Bellechasse RCM.
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Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°33′N70°40′W / 46.550°N 70.667°W / 46.550; -70.667 Coordinates: 46°33′N70°40′W / 46.550°N 70.667°W / 46.550; -70.667 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Bellechasse
Constituted March 9, 1906
Government [2]
  Mayor Claude Lachance
   Fed. riding Lévis—Bellechasse
   Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area [2] [3]
  Total 51.60 km2 (19.92 sq mi)
  Land 51.76 km2 (19.98 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011) [3]
  Total 355
  Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011Decrease2.svg 7.8%
  Dwellings 197
Postal code(s) G0R 3T0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc216.svg Route 216
Website www.saint-nazaire-
de-dorchester.org

Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester is a parish municipality of 400 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the least populous municipality in Bellechasse. [2]

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