Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
| Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Bellechasse RCM. |
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 Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
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| Coordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°WCoordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin J. Côté |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.70 km2 (33.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.35 km2 (33.34 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,172 |
| • Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 522 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 3J0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 279
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Saint-Lazare is a small village of 1,200 people founded in 1849, and is the seat of the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It was originally chosen as the seat of the RCM since it is in the geographical centre of the region.
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