Saint-François-du-Lac
Saint-François-du-Lac | |
|---|---|
Town hall | |
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 72°50′W / 46.067°N 72.833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | December 31, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Georgette Critchley |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.40 km2 (32.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 64.31 km2 (24.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,957 |
| • Density | 30.4/km2 (79/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,127 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-132 R-143 |
| Website | www |
Saint-François-du-Lac (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ fʁɑ̃swa dy lak] ⓘ) is a community in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,957. It is located at the confluence of the Saint Lawrence and Saint-François rivers, at the edge of Lac Saint-Pierre (hence its name, "Saint-François of the lake").
Saint-François-du-Lac faces the town of Pierreville across the Saint-François River. Quebec routes 132 and 143 intersect in the community and connect it to others.