Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
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 East 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 km (50.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.8/km (27.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Notable people
- Simon Nolet, a former National Hockey League player
- Prosper-Edmond Lessard, (1873-1931) Alberta provincial politician and Senator
- François Thibodeau (1939–2023), fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57333". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 27035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ "Death of The Most Reverend François Thibodeau, C.J.M." Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. 2023-07-04. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
External links
- Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne (in French)