Saint-Gédéon, Quebec

Saint-Gédéon
Town hall
Saint-Gédéon
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°30′N 71°46′W / 48.500°N 71.767°W / 48.500; -71.767
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
Settled1863
ConstitutedDecember 6, 1975
Government
  MayorJean-Paul Boucher
  Federal ridingLac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
  Total
82.80 km2 (31.97 sq mi)
  Land63.52 km2 (24.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
2,001
  Density31.5/km2 (82/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
3.6%
  Dwellings
1,181
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-170
Websitewww.st-gedeon.qc.ca

Saint-Gédéon (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒedeɔ̃]) or Saint-Gédéon-de-Grandmont ([sɛ̃ ʒedeɔ̃ ɡʁɑ̃mɔ̃]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est and the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean. It is on the eastern shore of Lac Saint-Jean at the mouth of the Belle River.