Leclercville is a municipality located on the south shore of the
Saint Lawrence River in the
Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in
Quebec,
Canada. It is part of the
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
region and the population is 477 as of 2011.
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.
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Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
Designated places in Quebec
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality