| Saint-Elzéar | |
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| Municipality | |
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Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. |
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| Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 71°04′W / 46.400°N 71.067°WCoordinates: 46°24′N 71°04′W / 46.400°N 71.067°W | |
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | November 30, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Lehoux |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.10 km2 (33.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 87.32 km2 (33.71 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,107 |
| • Density | 24.1/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
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| • Dwellings | 834 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 2J0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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Saint-Elzéar is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 2,107 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Founded in 1855, it was named in tribute to Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay, seigneur of neighbouring Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce.