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Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain is a municipality of 516 people in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is the smallest municipality in terms of population in the regional county.

Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain
Municipality
Location within Les Chenaux RCM.
Saint-Prosper-de-Champlain Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°37′N 72°17′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Les Chenaux
Settled	c. 1850
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Government [2]
• Mayor	Michel Grosleau
• Federal riding	Saint-Maurice—Champlain
• Prov. riding	Champlain
Area [2][3]
• Total	93.00 km2 (35.91 sq mi)
• Land	94.11 km2 (36.34 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	482
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.1%
• Dwellings	264
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0X 3A0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 159
Website	www.st-prosper.ca

Before September 4, 2010, it was known simply as Saint-Prosper.[4]

History

The area opened up for colonization in the middle of the 19th century, and in 1850 the Parish of Saint-Prosper was established out of the territories of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. It was named after Prosper of Aquitaine possibly by Bishop Joseph Signay who wanted to emphasize the "prosperity" of the first settlers, who were poor but brave. In 1853, its post office opened, and two years later, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Prosper was formed, with Augustin Massicotte as first mayor.[5][6]

In 1861, Saint-Prosper had 1028 inhabitants, and at the start of 1900, there were nearly 1500 persons.[6]

On December 31, 2001, it was transferred from the Francheville Regional County to the new Les Chenaux Regional County, following the creation of the new City of Trois-Rivières and the dissolution of the Francheville RCM.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[7]

• Population in 2021: 482 (2016 to 2021 population change: -9.1%)
• Population in 2016: 530
• Population in 2011: 505
• Population in 2006: 541
• Population in 2001: 531
• Population in 1996: 548
• Population in 1991: 584

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 244 (total dwellings: 264)

Mother tongue:

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

See also

• Charest River
• Rivière à Veillet
• Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality

References

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