Saint-Télesphore, Quebec

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Saint-Télesphore
Municipality
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM.
Saint-Télesphore
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W / 45.300; -74.383Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W / 45.300; -74.383[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Constituted April 19, 1877
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Yvon Bériault
  Federal riding Vaudreuil-Soulanges
  Prov. riding Soulanges
Area[2][4]
  Total 60.80 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
  Land 60.42 km2 (23.33 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
  Total 762
  Density 12.6/km2 (33/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 0.9%
  Dwellings 361
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0P 1Y0
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 325
Route 340
Town Hall

Saint-Télesphore is a municipality located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec (Canada). The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 762. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe and east of the provincial border near North Lancaster, Ontario.

History

The municipality is named for Pope Telesphorus, who reigned from 126 to 138AD.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[7]
Year Pop.  ±%  
1991 772    
Year Pop.  ±%  
1996 805+4.3%
Year Pop.  ±%  
2001 773−4.0%
Year Pop.  ±%  
2006 769−0.5%
Year Pop.  ±%  
2011 762−0.9%

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[8]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 630 82.35%
English only 120 15.69%
Both English and French 0 0.00%
Other languages 15 1.96%

See also

References

External links

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