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Saint-Télesphore () is a
List of former mayors:
* Camille Gourgon (1878–1883)
* Jean Baptiste Campeau (1883–1884, 1885–1886)
* Athanase Daou (1884–1885, 1886–1889)
* Joseph Pilon (1889–1893, 1897–1899, 1902–1905)
* Louis Charlebois (1893–1897)
* Joseph Antoine Moyse Leroux (1899–1902, 1917-1919)
* Joseph Moyse Beauchamp (1905–1909)
* François Xavier Cuillierier (1909–1913)
* Louis Sauvé (1913–1914)
* Zotique Dicaire (1914–1917)
* Joseph Alfred Théodule Pilon (1919–1923)
* Joseph Arthur Hyacinthe St. Denis (1923–1927)
* Joseph Alfred Louis Charlebois (1927–1939)
* Joseph Samuel Evariste Braseau (1939–1953)
* Joseph Arcade Napoléon Bruno St-Denis (1953–1959)
* Joseph-Elzéar-Rosario-Richard Gaston Pilon (1959–1963)
* Joseph Jean-Baptiste Rémi Sauvé (1963–1981, 1987–1999)
* Joseph Marcel Eléonore Descent (1981–1983)
* Robert Bourgon (1983–1987, 1999–2003)
* Joseph Albert Patrice Claude Cyr (2003–2009)
* Yvon Bériault (2009–2021)
* David Watson McKay (2021–present)
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municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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(Canada
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). The population as of the 2021 Canadian census
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was 754. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe, south of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
Sainte-Justine-de-Newton () is a municipality located in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 947. The municipality is situated on Quebec Route 325, Route 325 south of Très-Saint-Rédempte ...
, north of Rivière-Baudette and east of the provincial border near North Lancaster, Ontario
South Glengarry is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada on the Saint Lawrence River in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. South Glengarry borders Quebec.
Communities
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The municipality is named for Pope Telesphorus
Pope Telesphorus () was the bishop of Rome from 126 to his death 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius.
Telesphorus is traditionally considered as the eighth Bishop of Rome in succession after Peter.
, who reigned from 126 to 138 AD. In addition to the village of Saint-Télesphore itself, the municipality also includes the community of Dalhousie or Dalhousie Station along the Canadian Pacific railway.
History
Settlement began around 1800 with the arrival of Scottish, Irish, and English immigrants. At that time, the place was called Rivière-Delisle, Lac-Saint-François, or Rivière-au-Beaudet. In 1877, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Télesphore was created, named after the parish that was formed one year earlier. In 1879, its post office opened. On August 7, 2010, the parish municipality changed its statutes to become a (regular) municipality.Demographics
Language
Local government
List of former mayors:
* Camille Gourgon (1878–1883)
* Jean Baptiste Campeau (1883–1884, 1885–1886)
* Athanase Daou (1884–1885, 1886–1889)
* Joseph Pilon (1889–1893, 1897–1899, 1902–1905)
* Louis Charlebois (1893–1897)
* Joseph Antoine Moyse Leroux (1899–1902, 1917-1919)
* Joseph Moyse Beauchamp (1905–1909)
* François Xavier Cuillierier (1909–1913)
* Louis Sauvé (1913–1914)
* Zotique Dicaire (1914–1917)
* Joseph Alfred Théodule Pilon (1919–1923)
* Joseph Arthur Hyacinthe St. Denis (1923–1927)
* Joseph Alfred Louis Charlebois (1927–1939)
* Joseph Samuel Evariste Braseau (1939–1953)
* Joseph Arcade Napoléon Bruno St-Denis (1953–1959)
* Joseph-Elzéar-Rosario-Richard Gaston Pilon (1959–1963)
* Joseph Jean-Baptiste Rémi Sauvé (1963–1981, 1987–1999)
* Joseph Marcel Eléonore Descent (1981–1983)
* Robert Bourgon (1983–1987, 1999–2003)
* Joseph Albert Patrice Claude Cyr (2003–2009)
* Yvon Bériault (2009–2021)
* David Watson McKay (2021–present)
Education
Commission Scolaire des Trois-Lacs operates Francophone schools. * École du Val-des-Prés Immaculée-ConceptionLester B. Pearson School Board
The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB, , CSLBP) is one of the largest school boards on the island of Montreal and one of the nine English school boards in the province of Quebec. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec.
Established in 1998, ...
operates Anglophone schools.."
Lester B. Pearson School Board
The Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB, , CSLBP) is one of the largest school boards on the island of Montreal and one of the nine English school boards in the province of Quebec. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec.
Established in 1998, ...
. Retrieved on 28 September 2017.
* Soulanges Elementary School in Saint-Télesphore or Evergreen Elementary and Forest Hill Elementary (Junior Campus and Senior campus) in Saint-Lazare
See also
*List of anglophone communities in Quebec
This is a list of anglophone communities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Municipalities with a high percentage of English-speakers in Quebec are listed.
The provincial average of Quebecers whose mother tongue is English is 7.6%, with a tot ...
* List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
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