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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Saint-Ludger
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCMLocation within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Ludger is located in Southern QuebecSaint-LudgerSaint-LudgerLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.75°N 70.7°W / 45.75; -70.7
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedFebruary 25, 1998
Government
 • MayorDiane Roy
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total128.70 km (49.69 sq mi)
 • Land127.58 km (49.26 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,074
 • Density8.4/km (22/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Increase 0.3%
 • Dwellings507
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)G0M 1W0
Area code819
Highways R-204
Websitewww.st-ludger.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Population is 1,074 as of 2021.

The municipality of Saint-Ludger was created in 1998 from the amalgamation of the village of Saint-Ludger, the municipality of Risborough and the township of Gayhurst-Partie-Sud-Est. The first settlers arrived in the area before 1863. It is named in honour of Ludger of Utrecht, the first bishop of Münster in the 9th century.

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 342511". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30072". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Saint-Ludger, Quebec". 26 October 2022.

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Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce
Lac-Drolet Saint-Ludger Saint-Robert-Bellarmin
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Franklin County, Maine
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