Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°W / 46.167; -72.333^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionCentre-du-QuébecRCMNicolet-YamaskaConstitutedOctober 11, 1995Government

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• MayorDaniel Lamothe • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour • Prov. ridingNicolet-BécancourArea

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• Total79.70 km² (30.77 sq mi) • Land80.20 km² (30.97 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation

(2011)^[3]

• Total1,064 • Density13.3/km² (34/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

3.4% • Dwellings

496Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0Z 1J0

Area code819Highways

A-55

R-161Websitewww.municipalite
stwenceslas.com

Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The town is situated at a bend in the Bécancour River. The northern branch of Autoroute 55 terminated at the 9e rang of Saint-Wenceslas until its completion in October 2006. Route 161 also goes through the town.

The village church in Saint-Wenceslas was designed by Jean-Baptiste Louis Bourgeois, a local architect who also designed a Bahá'í House of Worship in the town of Wilmette, United States.

Demographics

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Census	Population	Change (%)
2011	1,064	3.4%
2006	1,101	2.7%
2001	1,132	3.2%
1996	1,170	1.7%
1991	1,190	N/A

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 308946". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 50023". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec (Code 2450023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census