Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is a

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in Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the

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region of

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. Its population is 1,407 as of the

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. 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

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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

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, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable people

* Emmy Fecteau, current

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player * Simon Nolet, a former

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player * Prosper-Edmond Lessard, (1873-1931) Alberta provincial politician and Senator * François Thibodeau (1939–2023), fifth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Edmundston

References

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Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Odilon-De-Cranbourne, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches