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For the former Saint-Prosper in Mauricie, see Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Quebec.
Saint-Prosper
Municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedSeptember 26, 1887
Government
[1]
 • MayorRichard Couët
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[1][2]
 • Total134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi)
 • Land133.66 km2 (51.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total3,605
 • Density27.0/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.2%
 • Dwellings
1,547
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-204
R-275
Websitewww.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

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ a b "Saint-Prosper, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Code 2428020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  3. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57545". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
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