Lac-Saint-Joseph () is a

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, Canada, located on the namesake

Saint-Joseph Lake Saint-Joseph Lake (, ) is a freshwater body located in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada. Recreational and tourist activities, especially vac ...

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Lac-Saint-Joseph had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0% * French as first language: 98.4% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0%

List of mayors

* J. Gérald Coote, 1936 * J. A. Saucier, 1936-1952 * Henri Giguère, 1952-1961 * Guy Desrivières, lawyer, 1961-1967 * Fernand Grenier, Professor University Laval 1967-1974 * J.-Arthur Bédard, 1974-1982 * Raymond Blouin, 1982-1990 and 1994-2005 * Robert Simard, 1990-1994 * O'Donnell Bédard, 2005-

Political representation

Provincially it is part of the riding of La Peltrie. In the

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the incumbent MNA

Éric Caire Éric Caire (; born May 21, 1965) is a Canadian politician who serves as a member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of La Peltrie. Early career Caire was born in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. He was the owner of a local business f ...

, of the

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, was re-elected to represent the population of Lac-Saint-Joseph in the

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. Federally, Lac-Saint-Joseph is part of the federal riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. In the

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, the incumbent

Joël Godin Joël Godin (born March 14, 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 election from the district of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada The C ...

of the Conservative Party was re-elected to represent the population Lac-Saint-Joseph in the

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{{authority control Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale Cities and towns in Quebec

Demographics

List of mayors

Political representation

See also

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