Deschayon-sur-Saint-Laurent ( French Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent ) is a municipality in the constituency of Central Quebec in the Canadian province of Quebec .
| Municipality | |
| Deshayon-sur-Saint-Laurent | |
|---|---|
| fr. Deschaillons-sur-saint-laurent | |
| A country |  Canada |
| Status | Provinces |
| Provinces | Quebec |
| The mayor | Christian Baril |
| History and Geography | |
| Founded | |
| Area | 37.70 km² |
| Population | |
| Population | 994 people ( 2006 ) |
| Density | 26 people / km² |
| Nationalities | Franco Canadians |
| Katoykonim | Deshayons |
| Official language | French |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Geographic Code | 38070 |
| Other | |
| Federal constituency | Beckancourt |
| Constituency | Central quebec |
| Timezone | UTC − 5 ; summer UTC − 4 |
Church of St. John the Baptist in Deschayon-sur-Saint-Laurent, built in 1986 after the previous one was burnt by lightning on April 1, 1982
Content
- 1 Location
- 2 Name
- 3 Twin Cities
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Location
Deschayon-sur-Saint-Laurent is located in the tourist area of Central Quebec, 183 km from Montreal and 89 km from the city of Quebec [1] . The municipality is located on highway 132 [2] .
Title
The municipality is named after the landowner Pierre de Saint-Urs-de-l'Escalion ( fr. Pierre de Saint-Ours de L'Éschaillon ) in Dauphin in France .
Twin Cities
Deschayon-sur-Saint-Laurent has a twin city : Vaure-Voruaz in the department of Isère , France .
Notes
- ↑ Archived copy (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 28, 2012. Archived on August 5, 2013. (fr.)
- ↑ Quebec government. Répertoire des municipalités - Deschaillons-sur-Saint-Laurent (French) . Ministère des Affaires municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. Date of treatment January 15, 2011. Archived on September 29, 2012.