Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Quebec

Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,555 as of 2021.

Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 70°50′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedApril 19, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorDany Quirion
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total133.70 km2 (51.62 sq mi)
 • Land133.96 km2 (51.72 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,555
 • Density11.6/km2 (30/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.5%
 • Dwellings
678
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1V0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-269
Websitewww.sthonore
deshenley.com

The municipality was created in 2000 after the merging of the parish municipality of Saint-Honoré and the township municipality of Shenley. It is named after Honoré Desruisseaux, the first reverend of the parish in 1869, and the village of Shenley, Hertfordshire, England.

References
  1. "Reference number 358449 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=saint%2Dhonore%2Dde%2Dshenley&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&DGUIDlist=2021A00052429038
  3. "Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley, Quebec (Code 2429038) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.



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