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Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,555 as of 2021.
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley | |
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| Motto(s): Par la charrue et par l'épée ("By the plow and by the sword") | |
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°50′W / 45.967°N 70.833°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | April 19, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dany Quirion |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 133.70 km2 (51.62 sq mi) |
| • Land | 133.96 km2 (51.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,555 |
| • Density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 2.5% |
| • Dwellings | 678 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-269 |
| Website | www.sthonore deshenley.com |
The municipality was created in 2000 after the merging of the parish municipality of Saint-Honoré and the township municipality of Shenley. It is named after Honoré Desruisseaux, the first reverend of the parish in 1869, and the village of Shenley, Hertfordshire, England.
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 358449". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=saint%2Dhonore%2Dde%2Dshenley&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052429038
- ^ a b "Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley (Code 2429038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.