Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is a municipality in Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,407 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The municipality's name honours Reverend Pierre-François-Xavier-Odilon-Marie-Alphonse Paradis, the first priest of Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, while "Cranbourne" comes from Cranborne, a village in East Dorset, England.
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | |
|---|---|
 Location within Beauce-Centre RCM. | |
  Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W / 46.367°N 70.683°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Centre |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Named for | Pierre-François-Xavier-Odilon-Marie-Alphonse Paradis and Cranborne, England[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Labbé |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 130.61 km2 (50.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,407 |
| • Density | 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 604 |
| 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 |
Geography edit
Dominating the eastern plateau of the Chaudière valley and bounded to the northeast by Lac-Etchemin, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne offers an exceptional view and panorama. Benefiting from a unique geographical location, in the immediate vicinity of Highway 73 and the urban core of Beauce, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne has been the scene of major residential and industrial development since 1990.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne had a population of 1,407 living in 565 of its 604 total private dwellings, a change of 2.4% from its 2016 population of 1,374. With a land area of 130.61 km2 (50.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.8/km2 (27.9/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Notable people edit
- Simon Nolet, a former National Hockey League player
- Prosper-Edmond Lessard, (1873-1931) Alberta provincial politician and Senator
- François Thibodeau (1939–2023), fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "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 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Death of The Most Reverend François Thibodeau, C.J.M." Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2023-07-04. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
External links edit
- Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne (in French)