Saint-Prosper, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Saint-Prosper (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pʁɔspɛʁ]) is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 3,596 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Prosper-Marcel Meunier, first priest of the parish. It is sometimes known as Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester.
Saint-Prosper | |
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 Seal  Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Corde Potius Quam Vi | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Les Etchemins RCM | |
  Saint-Prosper Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | September 26, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alain Maheux |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| 134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 133.74 km2 (51.64 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2.23 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| 3,596 | |
| • Density | 26.9/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,006 |
| • Urban density | 897.6/km2 (2,325/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,646 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-204  R-275 |
| Website | www |
Notable people
- Fabien Roy, Canadian politician