Saint-Jean-Chrysostome is a sector within the
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of the city of
Lévis in central
Quebec
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, Canada south of
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
on the south bank of the
Saint Lawrence River
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. It was a separate town, incorporated in 1828, but in 2002 was amalgamated into Lévis.
It is a mostly suburban community, connected to
Quebec City
Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...
by bus (
Société de transport de Lévis
The Société de transport de Lévis also known as STLevis ''(Lévis Transit Corporation)'' is a public transportation agency created in 1980, operating mainly in Lévis on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, being the counterpart of the ...
) via
Sainte-Foy. The main high school is
École secondaire l'Horizon
École secondaire l'Horizon is a Canadian French, French-language Public school (government funded), public secondary school located in Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Lévis, Quebec, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec, Canada. It is located on Place Centre-v ...
.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
*Population: 18,016
*% Change (2001–2006): +5.4
*Dwellings: 6,513
*Area (km
2): 85.80 km
2
*Density (persons per km
2): 210.0
References
Neighbourhoods in Lévis, Quebec
Former municipalities in Quebec
Populated places disestablished in 2002
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