Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Parish municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is a parish municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 189 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[3]
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Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown | |
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Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Appalaches |
Constituted | September 30, 1909 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Steven Laprise |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi) |
• Land | 59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 189 |
• Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 10.5% |
• Dwellings | 133 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-216 R-263 |
Website | www |
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It was named after one of Jesus' first disciples, James, son of Zebedee. Wolfestown was the name of the historic township in which it is located, which was named after General James Wolfe.