Lejeune is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Lejeune | |
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 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Lejeune Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 68°35′W / 47.767°N 68.583°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | January 1, 1964 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Daigneault |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski-Neigette— Témiscouata—Les Basques |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup-Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 273.50 km2 (105.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 270.13 km2 (104.30 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 246 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.1% |
| • Dwellings | 165 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-295 |
| Website | www.municipalite lejeune.com |
History
editThe municipality was officially founded on January 1, 1964, under the name Saint-Godard-de-Lejeune. In 1991, the name was shortened to simply Lejeune.
Lejeune was one of the host communities for the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 264732". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 13050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ https://www.cma2014.com/images/programmation/prog_CMA2014Web.pdf
External links
editMedia related to Lejeune, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
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