Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Quebec
| Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within D'Autray RCM. |
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 Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon
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| Coordinates: 46°14′N 73°25′W / 46.233°N 73.417°WCoordinates: 46°14′N 73°25′W / 46.233°N 73.417°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Lanaudière |
| RCM | D'Autray |
| Constituted | October 7, 1897 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Gamelin |
| • Federal riding | Berthier—Maskinongé |
| • Prov. riding | Berthier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| • Land | 14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 276 |
| • Density | 18.5/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 103 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0K 2A0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |
 Route 348
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| Website | www |
Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon is a municipality in D'Autray Regional County Municipality in the Lanaudière region of Quebec, Canada. Before 1997 it was known simply as Saint-Cléophas.
In 1897, the Parish of Saint-Cléophas was formed when it separated from the parish of Saint-Félix-de-Valois. It seems that the name of Saint Cléophas was suggested by Édouard-Charles Fabre (1827-1896), archbishop of Montreal, to honour Cléophas Beausoleil (1845-1904), who was House of Commons member for Berthier from 1887 to 1899. That same year, its post office opened and a year later the Parish Municipality of Saint-Cléophas was established.
In 1997, the parish municipality changed status to municipality and changed its name to Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon in order to distinguish it from a namesake municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. The "Brandon" part refers to the geographic township of Brandon within which it is located.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 97 (total dwellings: 103)
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