Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon, Quebec
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Saint-Cléophas-de-Brandon is a municipality in the Lanaudière
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality
.
(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.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 99 (total dwellings: 103)
Mother tongue:
Lanaudière
Lanaudière is one of the seventeen administrative regions of Quebec, Canada, situated immediately to the northeast of Montreal. It has a total population of 429,053 inhabitants.-Geography:...
region of Quebec, Canada, part of the D'Autray Regional County Municipality
D'Autray Regional County Municipality, Quebec
300px|rightD'Autray is a regional county municipality in central Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Berthierville. The municipality has a land area of 1,246.68 km² and a 2006 census population of 40,321 inhabitants. Its largest community is the city of Lavaltrie.-Cities...
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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 FabreÉdouard-Charles Fabre
Édouard-Charles Fabre was Archbishop of Montreal in 1886 and of Sherbrooke and Saint-Hyacinthe in 1887.Fabre was the eldest of 11 children in an important Montreal business family...
(1827-1896), archbishop of Montreal, to honour Cléophas Beausoleil
Cléophas Beausoleil
Cléophas Beausoleil was a Canadian journalist, publisher, office holder, lawyer, and politician.Born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East, he was a journalist and lawyer before entering politics as an alderman with the Montreal City Council in 1882. He was acclaimed in 1885 and resigned in 1888...
(1845-1904), who was House of Commons member for Berthier
Berthier (electoral district)
Berthier was a federal electoral district in the Canadian province of Quebec that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925....
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
Saint-Cléophas, Quebec
Saint-Cléophas is a parish municipality in Quebec....
in the Bas-Saint-Laurent
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...
region. The "Brandon" part refers to the geographic township of Brandon within which it is located.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 284 (2001 to 2006 population change: -0.4 %)
- Population in 2001: 285
- Population in 1996: 283
- Population in 1991: 262
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 99 (total dwellings: 103)
Mother tongue:
- English as first language: 3.6 %
- French as first language: 96.4 %
- English and French as first language: 0 %
- Other as first language: 0 %