Lac-Beauport

Lac-Beauport
Municipality
boulevard du Lac
boulevard du Lac
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM
Lac-Beauport is located in Central Quebec
Lac-Beauport
Lac-Beauport
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°58′N 71°18′W / 46.967°N 71.300°W / 46.967; -71.300[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Jacques-Cartier
Settled1820
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorLucie Laroche
 • Fed. ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
 • Prov. ridingChauveau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
64.18 km2 (24.78 sq mi)
 • Land61.73 km2 (23.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
8,164
 • Density132.2/km2 (342/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 4.7%
 • Dwellings
3,201
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G3B 0A1
Area codes418, 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitelac-beauport.quebec Edit this at Wikidata

Lac-Beauport (French pronunciation: [lak bopɔʁ]) is a town in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, located on the eponymous Lake Beauport. It has a population of about 8,200 people, and lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north from downtown Quebec City.

Lac-Beauport is the home of Le Relais ski centre.

Geography

Lake Beauport

The municipality of Lac-Beauport surrounds the homonymous lake. It is bounded to the south by Quebec City, to the north and west by the united townships of Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury and to the east by the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval. Located in the Laurentians massif, the municipality occupies the basin centered on the lake as well as the surrounding hills and mountains.

History

Around 1820, a small cluster of homes was built on the present site of the municipality, named Waterloo Settlement by the English immigrants after the Anglo-Prussian victory at Waterloo. In 1845, the Municipality of St-Dunstan was formed, named after the local parish of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport. It was abolished in 1847, but reestablished as the Parish Municipality of Saint-Dunstan-du-Lac-Beauport in 1855. In common use, it was only known as Lac-Beauport, prompting the town council to officially change the name in 1989.[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Lac-Beauport community profile
202120162011
Population8,164 (+4.7% from 2016)7,801 (+6.5% from 2011)7,281 (+19.7% from 2006)
Land area61.73 km2 (23.83 sq mi)61.79 km2 (23.86 sq mi)61.27 km2 (23.66 sq mi)
Population density132.2/km2 (342/sq mi)126.2/km2 (327/sq mi)118.8/km2 (308/sq mi)
Median age42.4 (M: 43.2, F: 42.0)41 (M: 41.7, F: 40.3)38.6 (M: 39.3, F: 37.9)
Private dwellings3,201 (total)  3,070 (occupied)3,031 (total)  2,815 (total) 
Median household income$134,000$116,832$102,376
References: 2021[4] 2016[5] 2011[6]

Language

Mother tongue (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 2.3%
  • French as first language: 95.5%
  • English and French as first languages: 1%
  • Other as first language: 1%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Lac-Beauport (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 22040". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lac-Beauport (Code 2422040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  4. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  6. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  7. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
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