Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village)

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Saint-Célestin (village)
Formerly Annaville
Village municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Célestin (village) is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Célestin (village)
Saint-Célestin (village)
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W / 46.217°N 72.433°W / 46.217; -72.433Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W / 46.217°N 72.433°W / 46.217; -72.433[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedNovember 25, 1896
Named forPope Celestine V[1]
Government
 • MayorRaymond Noël
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
 • Total1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
 • Land1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total781
 • Density571.0/km2 (1,479/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 2.5%
 • Dwellings
344
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1G0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 226
Census profile2450030[3]
MAMROT info50030[2]
Toponymie info259388[1]
Websitewww.village-
st-celestin.net

Saint-Célestin is a village municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

It is enclaved within the municipality that is also called Saint-Célestin.

Demographics[]

Population[]

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 781 Increase 2.5%
2006 762 Increase 3.4%
2001 737 Decrease 2.5%
1996 756 Increase 2.9%
1991 735 N/A

Notable residents[]

  • Louis Bourgeois (1856–1930), architect and designer of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, was born in Saint-Célestin-de-Nicolet, Quebec on March 19, 1856.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Reference number 259388 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ a b c Geographic code 50030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ a b c "(Code 2450030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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