Lejeune, Quebec

Lejeune is a municipality in Quebec, Canada.

WWW municipalitelejeune.com

History

The municipality was officially founded on January 1, 1964, under the name Saint-Godard-de-Lejeune. In 1991, the name was shortened to simply Lejeune.
Lejeune was one of the host communities for the 5th Acadian World Congress in 2014.

Geography

The Squatec River forms the north-western boundary of the municipality, where it flows to its confluence with the Touladi River at Saint-Michel-du-Squatec. The Owen River, a tributary of Grand lac Squatec, flows southwards through the municipality from its source in the north-east.