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
Parish municipality
Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMRobert-Cliche
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorAndré Labbé
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
 • Land129.81 km2 (50.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,459
 • Density11.2/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.3%
 • Dwellings
620
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 3A0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 275
Route 276
Websitesaint-odilon.qc.ca

People linked to Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne

References
  1. Reference number 57333 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 27035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2427035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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