Saint-Télesphore
Saint-Télesphore | |
|---|---|
Location within Vaudreuil-Soulanges RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 74°23′W / 45.300°N 74.383°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Vaudreuil-Soulanges |
| Constituted | 19 April 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | David Watson McKay |
| • Federal riding | Salaberry—Suroît |
| • Prov. riding | Soulanges |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.67 km2 (23.42 sq mi) |
| • Land | 60.10 km2 (23.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 754 |
| • Density | 12.5/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 0.7% |
| • Dwellings | 352 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways | R-325 R-340 |
| Website | saint-telesphore |
Saint-Télesphore (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ telɛsfɔʁ]) is a municipality located in Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality, Quebec (Canada). The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 754. The municipality is situated west of Saint-Polycarpe, south of Sainte-Justine-de-Newton, north of Rivière-Baudette and east of the provincial border near North Lancaster, Ontario.
The municipality is named for Pope Telesphorus, who reigned from 126 to 138 AD. In addition to the village of Saint-Télesphore itself, the municipality also includes the community of Dalhousie or Dalhousie Station along the Canadian Pacific railway.