Leclercville

Leclercville (French pronunciation: [ləklɛʁvil]) is a municipality located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 491 as of 2021.

Leclercville
Municipality
Leclercville
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Leclercville Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°00′W[1][3]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 26, 2000
Government [4]
• Mayor	Denis Richard
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [4][5]
• Total	135.50 km2 (52.32 sq mi)
• Land	136.61 km2 (52.75 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[5]
• Total	491
• Density	3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.8%
• Dwellings	270
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 2K0
Area code	819
Highways	R-132 R-226
Website	www.munleclercville.qc.ca

History

It is named after Pierre Leclerc, a settler who gave a large portion of his land for the construction of the church, the rector and their dependencies.

The municipality's recent constitution dates from 2000 and follows the amalgamation of the village of Leclercville with the parish of Sainte-Emmélie, but both communities had been settled since the beginning of the 18th century, and most considerably at the end of the 19th century.

Demographics

Canada census – Leclercville community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	491 (+3.8% from 2016)	473 (-0.8% from 2011)	477 (-9% from 2006)
Land area	136.61 km2 (52.75 sq mi)	136.5 km2 (52.7 sq mi)	136.57 km2 (52.73 sq mi)
Population density	3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Median age	54 (M: 56, F: 52.4)	52.6 (M: 53, F: 52.1)	50 (M: 50.7, F: 49.3)
Private dwellings	270 (total)	262 (total)	268 (total)
Median household income	$60,000	$48,000	$42,856

References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical census populations – Leclercville, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	587	—
2006	524	−10.7%
2011	477	−9.0%
2016	473	−0.8%
2021	491	+3.8%
Source: Statistics Canada