Saint-Benjamin, Quebec

Saint-Benjamin
Saint-Benjamin
Municipality
	Downtown Saint-Benjamin
	Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
	Saint-Benjamin Location in southern Quebec.
	Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°36′W / 46.283°N 70.600°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Etchemins
Constituted	January 9, 1897
Government
• Mayor	Benjamin Arseneau
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area
• Total	112.50 km2 (43.44 sq mi)
• Land	111.53 km2 (43.06 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,090
• Density	9.8/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	10.4%
• Dwellings	493
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-275
Website	www.st-benjamin.qc.ca

Saint-Benjamin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bɛ̃ʒamɛ̃]) is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,090 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named in tribute to Reverend Benjamin Demers, promoter of the new parish in 1895.

The Caron twins grew up in Saint-Benjamin.

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