Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec
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.
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | |
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 Location within Robert-Cliche RCM. | |
  Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |  Route 275  Route 276 |
| Website | saint-odilon |
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
External links
- Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne (in French)
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