Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne

Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is a municipality in Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,407 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The municipality's name honours Reverend Pierre-François-Xavier-Odilon-Marie-Alphonse Paradis, the first priest of Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, while "Cranbourne" comes from Cranborne, a village in Dorset, England.

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Instance of: village
Official name: Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
Demonym: Cranbornian
Country: Canada
Located in: Beauce-Centre
Population: 1436
Area: 130.50
Shares border with: Lac-Etchemin
Official website: www.saint-odilon.qc.ca
Image: Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne Paysage.jpg

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Commons category: Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
inception: 1855-07-01
external georeferencing URL: portail.geocentralis.com/public/sig-web/mrc-beauce-centre/27035

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== Geography == Dominating the eastern plateau of the Chaudière valley and bounded to the northeast by Lac-Etchemin, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne offers an exceptional view and panorama. Benefiting from a unique geographical location, in the immediate vicinity of Highway 73 and the urban core of Beauce, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne has been the scene of major residential and industrial development since 1990.

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