La Durantaye is a parish municipality in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec.

La Durantaye
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
La Durantaye is located in Southern Quebec
La Durantaye
La Durantaye
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°50′N 70°51′W / 46.833°N 70.850°W / 46.833; -70.850[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedAugust 4, 1910
Named forOlivier Morel de La Durantaye[1]
Government
 • MayorJean-Paul Lacroix
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total34.30 km2 (13.24 sq mi)
 • Land34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total722
 • Density20.7/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 2.7%
 • Dwellings
355
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-281
Websitewww.munladurantaye.qc.ca

The municipality had a population of 722 in the Canada 2011 Census.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Durantaye had a population of 782 living in 339 of its 374 total private dwellings, a change of 3.6% from its 2016 population of 755. With a land area of 34.99 km2 (13.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.3/km2 (57.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 33402". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19090". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "La Durantaye, Quebec (Code 2419090) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.