Saint-Ludger

Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Beauce, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Population is 1,071 as of 2016.

Saint-Ludger
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Ludger
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBeauce
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedFebruary 25, 1998
Government
[2]
 • MayorDiane Roy
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi)
 • Land127.64 km2 (49.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total1,071
 • Density8.4/km2 (22/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 14.7%
 • Dwellings
529
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1W0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 204
Websitewww.st-ludger.qc.ca

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. Reference number 342511 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 30072 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Ludger, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
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