Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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: Par la charrue et par l'épée ("By the plow and by the sword") | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM | |
  St-Honoré-de-Shenley Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°50′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) |
| There is an apparent discrepancy between 2 authoritative sources. | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,555 |
| • Density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  2.5% |
| • Dwellings | 678 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-269 |
| Website | www.sthonore deshenley.com |
The municipality was created in 2000 after the merger 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 in England.
Demographics
Population
Canada census – Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley community profile
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,555 (+2.5% from 2016) | 1,483 (-7.9% from 2011) | 1,610 (-2.1% from 2006) |
| Land area | 133.96 km2 (51.72 sq mi) | 134.00 km2 (51.74 sq mi) | 133.10 km2 (51.39 sq mi) |
| Population density | 11.6/km2 (30/sq mi) | 11.1/km2 (29/sq mi) | 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Median age | 41.2 (M: 41.2, F: 41.2) | 40.7 (M: 40.2, F: 41.5) | 39.9 (M: 39.4, F: 40.7) |
| Private dwellings | 678 (total) 637 (occupied) | 629 (total) 598 (occupied) | 668 (total) |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $56,917 | $52,654 |
Historical Census Data - Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Quebec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Statistics Canada[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Language
French is by far the most widely spoken language, therefore, the municipality recognizes French as an official language for formal and informal use.
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
1,555 |
1,505 | 2.4% |
96.8% | 5 |  50.0% |
0.3% | 10 | n/a% |
0.6% | 35 | 600.0% |
2.3% | |||||
2016 |
1,480 |
1,470 | 7.8% |
99.3% | 10 | 100.0% |
0.7% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.0% | 5 | n/a% |
0.3% | |||||
2011 |
1,610 |
1,595 | 1.5% |
99.1% | 5 | 66.7% |
0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2006 |
1,640 |
1,620 | 0.6% |
98.8% | 15 | n/a% |
0.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 10 | 0.0% |
0.6% | |||||
2001 |
1,615 |
1,610 | n/a | 99.7% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 10 | n/a | 0.6% | |||||
