Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec

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 / 46.367°N 70.683°WCoordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W / 46.367°N 70.683°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Robert-Cliche
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government[2]
• Mayor	André Labbé
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
• Total	130.50 km^2 (50.39 sq mi)
• Land	129.81 km^2 (50.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,459
• Density	11.2/km^2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.3%
• Dwellings	620
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0S 3A0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 275 Route 276
Website	saint-odilon.qc.ca

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.

People linked to Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne

• Simon Nolet, a former National Hockey League player
• Prosper-Edmond Lessard, (1873-1931) Alberta politician

References

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

External links

• Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne (French)