Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Quebec

Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,610 as of 2011.

Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°50′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedApril 19, 2000
Government
  MayorDany Quirion
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
  Total133.70 km2 (51.62 sq mi)
  Land133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total1,610
  Density12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
2.1%
  Dwellings
668
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1V0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 269
Websitewww.sthonore
deshenley.com

The municipality was created in 2000 after the merging of the parish municipality of Saint-Honoré and the township municipality of Shenley. It is named after Honoré Desruisseaux, the first reverend of the parish in 1869, and the village of Shenley, Hertfordshire, England.

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