Lejeune, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Lejeune (French pronunciation: [ləʒœn]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.
Lejeune | |
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 Location within Témiscouata RCM | |
  Lejeune Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°46′N 68°35′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Témiscouata |
| Constituted | January 1, 1964 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Daigneault |
| • Federal riding | Côte-du-Sud—Rivière-du-Loup—Kataskomiq—Témiscouata |
| • Prov. riding | Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata |
| Area | |
• Total | 273.50 km2 (105.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 270.13 km2 (104.30 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 246 |
| • Density | 0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.1% |
| • Dwellings | 165 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-295 |
| Website | www.municipalite lejeune.com |
History
The municipality was officially founded on January 1, 1964, under the name Saint-Godard-de-Lejeune. In 1991, the name was shortened to simply Lejeune.
Lejeune was one of the host communities for the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014.[4]
Geography
The Squatec River forms the north-western boundary of the municipality, where it flows to its confluence with the Touladi River at Saint-Michel-du-Squatec. The Owen River, a tributary of Grand lac Squatec, flows southwards through the municipality from its source in the north-east.
