Saint-Elzéar | |
Flag Size: | 120x80px |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Eastern Quebec |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in eastern Quebec |
Coordinates: | 48.15°N -89°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1924 |
Established Title1: | Constituted |
Established Date1: | January 1, 1965 |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Paquerette Poirier |
Area Total Km2: | 208.62 |
Area Land Km2: | 204.16 |
Population Total: | 464 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | 2.3 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
Population Blank1: | 1.3% |
Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
Population Blank2: | 227 |
Utc Offset: | −5 |
Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | No major routes |
Saint-Elzéar is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is also known as Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure to distinguish it from Saint-Elzéar in the Chaudière-Appalaches region.
Settlement of the place began in 1924, at the instigation of Elzéar Matte who was vicar general in Bonaventure at that time. That same year, the Saint-Elzéar Parish was founded and the Saint-Elzéar-de-Bonaventure Post Office opened.
The Municipality of Saint-Elzéar was formed on January 1, 1965, from territory ceded by the Municipalities of New Carlisle, Bonaventure, and Paspébiac-Ouest, as well as portions of unorganized areas.
In 2022, Saint-Elzéar received media attention after an Alert Ready notification concerning a shelter-in-place order for the municipality was sent to phones across the entire province of Quebec.[1]
List of former mayors:[2]