Saint-Ludger, Quebec
| Saint-Ludger | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Le Granit RCM. | |
  Saint-Ludger Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.750°N 70.700°WCoordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.750°N 70.700°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Beauce |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | February 25, 1998 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Diane Roy |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 127.69 km2 (49.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,255 |
| • Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 565 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 1W0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 204 |
| Website |
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Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Beauce, Quebec, Canada on the Canada–United States border. Population is 1,197 as of 2006.
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.
External links
Sources
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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