Saint-Prosper, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Prosper
Municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Saint-Prosper Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°W / 46.217; -70.483Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°W / 46.217; -70.483[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Etchemins
Constituted	September 26, 1887
Government [2]
• Mayor	Richard Couët
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi)
• Land	133.66 km2 (51.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,605
• Density	27.0/km2 (70/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.2%
• Dwellings	1,547
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1Y0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 204 Route 275
Website	www.saint-prosper.com

Saint-Prosper is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 3,617 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Prosper-Marcel Meunier, first priest of the parish. It is sometimes known as Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester.

People linked to Saint-Prosper[]

• Fabien Roy, Canadian politician

References[]

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

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