Leclercville Explained

Leclercville
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates:46.5667°N -72°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Lotbinière
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 26, 2000
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marcel Richard
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area Total Km2:135.50
Area Land Km2:136.61
Area Note:There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population Total:491
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:3.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 3.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:270
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0S 2K0
Area Code:819
Blank Name:Highways
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Leclercville (pronounced as /fr/) is a municipality located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 491 as of 2021.

History

It is named after Pierre Leclerc, a settler who gave a large portion of his land for the construction of the church, the rector and their dependencies.

The municipality's recent constitution dates from 2000 and follows the amalgamation of the village of Leclercville with the parish of Sainte-Emmélie, but both communities had been settled since the beginning of the 18th century, and most considerably at the end of the 19th century.

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