Lac-Beauport | |
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Municipality | |
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM. |
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Location in central Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°WCoordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Capitale-Nationale |
RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
Settled | 1820 |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Louise Brunet |
• Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
• Prov. riding | Chauveau |
Area | |
• Total | 64.00 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
• Land | 61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 7,281 |
• Density | 118.8/km2 (308/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 19.7% |
• Dwellings | 2,815 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G3B 0A1 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
Lac-Beauport is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Beauport. It has a population of about 7250 people, and lies about 25 kilometres north from downtown Quebec City.
Lac-Beauport is the home of Le Relais ski center.
Around 1820, a small cluster of homes was built on the present site of the municipality, named Waterloo Settlement by the English immigrants after the Anglo-Prussian victory at Waterloo. In 1845, the Municipality of St-Dunstan was formed, named after the local parish of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport. It was abolished in 1847, but reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport in 1855. In common use, it was only known as Lac-Beauport, prompting the town council to officially change the name in 1989.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2619 (total dwellings: 2815)
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