Saint-Prosper | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Les Etchemins RCM |
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Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°WCoordinates: 46°13′N 70°29′W / 46.217°N 70.483°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Etchemins |
Constituted | September 26, 1887 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Richard Couët |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 134.10 km2 (51.78 sq mi) |
• Land | 133.66 km2 (51.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,605 |
• Density | 27.0/km2 (70/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 0.2% |
• Dwellings | 1,547 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1Y0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways |
Route 204 Route 275 |
Website | www |
Saint-Prosper is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 3,617 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Prosper-Marcel Meunier, first priest of the parish. It is sometimes known as Saint-Prosper-de-Dorchester.