Saint-Prosper, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

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 3,617 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Prosper-Marcel Meunier, first priest of the parish. It is sometimes known as Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester.

For the former Saint-Prosper in Mauricie, see Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain, Quebec.
Saint-Prosper
Municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Saint-Prosper
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedSeptember 26, 1887
Government
 • MayorRichard Couët
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi)
 • Land133.66 km2 (51.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total3,605
 • Density27.0/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.2%
 • Dwellings
1,547
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 204
Route 275
Websitewww.saint-prosper.com

People linked to Saint-Prosper

References
  1. Reference number 57545 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 28020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2428020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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