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°W / 46.367; -70.683Coordinates: 46°22′N 70°41′W / 46.367°N 70.683°W / 46.367; -70.683[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 km2 (50.39 sq mi)
  Land 129.81 km2 (50.12 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,459
  Density 11.2/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 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.

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