Saint-Benoît-Labre,_Quebec

Saint-Benoît-Labre

Saint-Benoît-Labre

Municipality in Quebec, Canada


Saint-Benoît-Labre is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,630 as of 2009. It is named after Benedict Joseph Labre.

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In 2001 a group of Cistercian nuns moved from Saint-Romuald, Quebec to a newly constructed abbey in Saint-Benoît-Labre, where they make chocolate.

The territory of Saint-Benoît-Labre surrounds the village of Lac-Poulin.


References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 285906". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29100". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.




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