| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | |
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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°35′N 71°12′W / 46.583°N 71.200°WCoordinates: 46°35′N 71°12′W / 46.583°N 71.200°W | |
| Country |
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| Province |
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Barret |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
| • Total | 109.50 km2 (42.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 107.13 km2 (41.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,177 |
| • Density | 57.7/km2 (149/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
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| • Dwellings | 2,480 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 2W0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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| Website | www lambert-de-lauzon |
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 it was a parish municipality.
It is named after Pierre Lambert, a land surveyor who planned neighbouring Lévis. Lauzon refers to the seigneurie of Lauzon, the first to be established on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in 1636.