Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley explained

Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley
Settlement Type:Municipality
Motto:Par la charrue et par l'épée
("By the plow and by the sword")
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:45.9667°N -120°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Beauce-Sartigan
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:April 19, 2000
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Dany Quirion
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Beauce
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Beauce-Sud
Area Total Km2:133.70
Area Land Km2:133.96
Population Total:1555
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:11.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 2.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:678
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0M 1V0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

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.

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.

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