Saint-Ludger
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Saint-Ludger | |
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![]() Location within Le Granit RCM | |
Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.75°N 70.7°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | February 25, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Diane Roy |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 127.58 km2 (49.26 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,074 |
• Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 507 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Population is 1,074 as of 2021.
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.
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 342511". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30072". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Ludger, Quebec". 26 October 2022.
External links
Media related to Saint-Ludger, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipalité de Saint-Ludger (in French)
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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