Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Nicolet—Bécancour
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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 (%) |
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2011 | 1,064 | ![]() |
2006 | 1,101 | ![]() |
2001 | 1,132 | ![]() |
1996 | 1,170 | ![]() |
1991 | 1,190 | N/A |
See also
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
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- Aston-Jonction
- Baie-du-Febvre
- Grand-Saint-Esprit
- La Visitation-de-Yamaska
- Pierreville
- Saint-Célestin
- Saint-François-du-Lac
- Saint-Léonard-d'Aston
- Saint-Wenceslas
- Sainte-Eulalie
- Sainte-Monique
- Saint-Elphège
- Sainte-Perpétue
- Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval
- Saint-Célestin
- Regional County Municipalities in Centre-du-Québec:
Arthabaska - Bécancour
- Drummond
- L'Érable
- Nicolet-Yamaska
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