Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | |
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Parish municipality | |
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W / 46.367°N 70.683°WCoordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W / 46.367°N 70.683°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Robert-Cliche |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | André Labbé |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
Area | |
• Total | 130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi) |
• Land | 129.81 km2 (50.12 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,459 |
• Density | 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.3% |
• Dwellings | 620 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0S 3A0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 275 Route 276 |
Website | saint-odilon |
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is a parish municipality in Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,459 as of the Canada 2011 Census. The parish's name honours Reverend Pierre-François-Xavier-Odilon-Marie-Alphonse Paradis, first priest of Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, while "Cranbourne" comes from Cranborne, a village in East Dorset, England.
People linked to Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne[]
- Simon Nolet, a former National Hockey League player
- Prosper-Edmond Lessard, (1873-1931) Alberta provincial politician and Senator
References[]
- ^ Reference number 57333 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 27035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2427035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
External links[]
- Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne (in French)
Categories:
- Parish municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches