Country Canada RCM La Jacques-Cartier Constituted July 1, 1855 Area 64 km² Province Québec | Region Capitale-Nationale Settled 1820 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 7,281 (2011) | |
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Lac-Beauport is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Beauport. It has a population of about 7250 people, and lies about 25 kilometres north from downtown Quebec City.
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Map of Lac-Beauport, QC, Canada
Lac-Beauport is the home of Le Relais ski center.
History
Around 1820, a small cluster of homes was built on the present site of the municipality, named Waterloo Settlement by the English immigrants after the Anglo-Prussian victory at Waterloo. In 1845, the Municipality of St-Dunstan was formed, named after the local parish of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport. It was abolished in 1847, but reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport in 1855. In common use, it was only known as Lac-Beauport, prompting the town council to officially change the name in 1989.
Population
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2619 (total dwellings: 2815)
Language
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