Saint-Prosper, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
(Redirected from Saint-Prosper de Dorchester)
Saint-Prosper | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Corde Potius Quam Vi | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Les Etchemins RCM | |
  Saint-Prosper Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | September 26, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Richard Couët |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| • Councillor | Etienne Guay |
| Area | |
• Total | 134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 133.74 km2 (51.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 3,596 |
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,646 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-204  R-275 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Prosper is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 3,596 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Prosper-Marcel Meunier, first priest of the parish. It is sometimes known as Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester.
People linked to Saint-Prosper
[edit]- Fabien Roy, Canadian politician
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57545". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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