Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec
Appearance
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | |
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Coordinates: 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) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-275 R-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
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57333". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 27035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec (Code 2427035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
- Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne (in French)