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Saint-Prosper,_Chaudière-Appalaches,_Quebec Latitude and Longitude:
46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°W / 46.217; -70.483
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Saint-Prosper
Municipality
Coat of arms of Saint-Prosper
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Corde Potius Quam Vi
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Saint-Prosper is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Prosper
Saint-Prosper
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°W / 46.217; -70.483 [1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
ConstitutedSeptember 26, 1887
Government
[2]
 • MayorRichard Couët
 •  Federal riding Beauce
 •  Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
 • CouncillorEtienne Guay
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi)
 • Land133.74 km2 (51.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total3,596
 • Density26.9/km2 (70/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 0.2%
 • Dwellings
1,646
Time zone UTC−5 ( EST)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC−4 ( EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1Y0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways R-204
R-275
Website www.saint-prosper.com

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

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57545". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
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