Saint-Télesphore, Quebec

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 19 April 1877
Government[2][3]
  Mayor Yvon Bériault
  Federal riding Salaberry—Suroît
  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 138 AD.

Demographics

Population

Historical Census Data - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 772    
1996 805+4.3%
YearPop.±%
2001 773−4.0%
2006 769−0.5%
YearPop.±%
2011 762−0.9%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Télesphore, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
765
655 Increase 4.0% 85.62% 80 Decrease 33.3% 10.46% 20 Increase n/a% 2.61% 10 Decrease 33.3% 1.31%
2006
765
630 Decrease 4.5% 82.35% 120 Increase 14.3% 15.69% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 15 Increase n/a% 1.96%
2001
775
660 Decrease 9.6% 85.16% 105 Increase 23.5% 13.55% 10 Increase n/a% 1.29% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
815
730 n/a 89.57% 85 n/a 10.43% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

References

External links

Media related to Saint-Télesphore (Québec) at Wikimedia Commons


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