Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon
Location within D'Autray RCM.
Location within D'Autray RCM.
Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon
Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°14′N 73°25′W / 46.233°N 73.417°W / 46.233; -73.417[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLanaudière
RCMD'Autray
ConstitutedOctober 7, 1897
Government
  MayorDenis Gamelin
  Federal ridingBerthier—Maskinongé
  Prov. ridingBerthier
Area
  Total15.30 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
  Land15.34 km2 (5.92 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources.
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total254
  Density16.6/km2 (43/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11.9%
  Dwellings
112
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-348
Websitewww.st-cleophas.qc.ca

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.

History

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.[1]

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.[1]

Geography

Inserted between Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon to the north and Saint-Norbert to the east, between the edge of the Laurentians and Saint-Félix-de-Valois, along the Bayonne River, Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon is characterized by a landscape of hills and plains.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2021: 254 (2016 to 2021 population change: 11.9%)
  • Population in 2016: 227
  • Population in 2011: 276
  • Population in 2006: 284
  • Population in 2001: 285
  • Population in 1996: 283
  • Population in 1991: 262

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 105 (total dwellings: 112)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 100%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0%

Education

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates anglophone public schools, including:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 52075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  5. "JOLIETTE ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 17, 2017.
  6. "Joliette High School Zone Sec 1-5." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 5, 2017.



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