Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent is a province of Québec municipality in Canada that is part of the regional county municipalities of Bécancour and the administrative region of Centre-du-Québec.
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent | |
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Location within Bécancour RCM. | |
Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′05″N 72°07′29″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Bécancour |
| Constituted | May 23, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Baril |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.59 km2 (19.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 36.33 km2 (14.03 sq mi) |
| • Water | 15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi) 29.6% |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 907 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 0% |
| • Dwellings | 564 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 1G0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-132 R-265 |
Overlooking the St. Lawrence River from the south shore, along Route 132, the municipality has just under one thousand inhabitants. Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent is 55 kilometres east of Trois-Rivières and 85 kilometres west of Quebec City.
The inhabitants of this municipality are referred to as “Deschaillonnais” and “Deschaillonnaises.”
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