Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec

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.

Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
Municipality
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[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forPierre-François-Xavier-Odilon-Marie-Alphonse Paradis and Cranborne, England[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorAndré Labbé
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total130.50 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
 • Land130.61 km2 (50.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,407
 • 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)
G0S 3A0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-275
R-276
Websitesaint-odilon.qc.ca

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
  • 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[5]

References
  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57333". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 27035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. "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.



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