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Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Lévis, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°43′4″N 71°11′52″W / 46.71778°N 71.19778°W / 46.71778; -71.19778 (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebecs)
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Saint-Jean-Chrysostome
Borough
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
MRCLévis
Established1828
Government
 • TypeBorough
Area
 • Total85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total18,061
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Saint-Jean-Chrysostome is a sector within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of the city of Lévis in central Quebec, Canada south of Quebec City on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. It was a separate town, incorporated in 1828, but in 2002 was amalgamated into Lévis.[1]

It is a mostly suburban community, connected to Quebec City by bus (Société de transport de Lévis) via Sainte-Foy. The main high school is École secondaire l'Horizon.

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

  • Population: 18,016
  • % Change (2001–2006): +5.4
  • Dwellings: 6,513
  • Area (km2): 85.80 km2
  • Density (persons per km2): 210.0

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 373174". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.

46°43′4″N 71°11′52″W / 46.71778°N 71.19778°W / 46.71778; -71.19778 (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebecs)