Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne

Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W / 46.367°N 70.683°W / 46.367; -70.683[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named afterPierre-François-Xavier-Odilon-Marie-Alphonse Paradis and Cranborne, England[1]
Government
 • MayorAndré Labbé
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total
130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
 • Land130.61 km2 (50.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,407
 • Density10.8/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.4%
 • Dwellings
604
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-275
R-276
Websitesaint-odilon.qc.ca

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 Dorset, England.

Geography

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

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

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