Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec

Saint-Camille-de-Lellis is a parish in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 844 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after Saint Camillus de Lellis, but also commemorates Reverend Camille-Stanislas Brochu, first priest of the parish.

Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Parish municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°27′N 70°11′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedJanuary 11, 1904
Named forCamillus de Lellis[1]
Government
 • MayorAdélard Couture
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total251.50 km2 (97.10 sq mi)
 • Land251.51 km2 (97.11 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total844
 • Density3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 6.6%
 • Dwellings
482
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 204
Route 281
Websitewww.saint-camille.net

Saint-Camille-de-Lellis lies on the Canada–United States border.

References
  1. Reference number 55777 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 28070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2428070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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