Saint-Télesphore, Quebec

Saint-Télesphore
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Saint-Télesphore Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted	19 April 1877
Government[2][3]
• Mayor	Yvon Bériault
• Federal riding	Salaberry—Suroît
• Prov. riding	Soulanges
Area[2][4]
• Total	60.80 km^2 (23.48 sq mi)
• Land	60.42 km^2 (23.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
• Total	762
• Density	12.6/km^2 (33/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	0.9%
• Dwellings	361
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0P 1Y0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 325 Route 340

Town Hall

Saint-Télesphore is a municipality located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec (Canada). The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 762. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe and east of the provincial border near North Lancaster, Ontario.

History

The municipality is named for Pope Telesphorus, who reigned from 126 to 138 AD.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[8]
Year Pop. ±% 1991 772 —     1996 805 +4.3%	Year Pop. ±% 2001 773 −4.0% 2006 769 −0.5%	Year Pop. ±% 2011 762 −0.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[8]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2011		765		655	4.0%	85.62%		80	33.3%	10.46%		20	n/a%	2.61%		10	33.3%	1.31%
2006		765		630	4.5%	82.35%		120	14.3%	15.69%		0	100.0%	0.00%		15	n/a%	1.96%
2001		775		660	9.6%	85.16%		105	23.5%	13.55%		10	n/a%	1.29%		0	0.0%	0.00%
1996		815		730	n/a	89.57%		85	n/a	10.43%		0	n/a	0.00%		0	n/a	0.00%

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 57684 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Télesphore
3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VAUDREUIL--SOULANGES (Quebec)
4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Télesphore, Quebec
5. "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
6. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
7. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Media related to Saint-Télesphore (Québec) at Wikimedia Commons