Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village)
Saint-Célestin is a village municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Saint-Célestin (village)
Formerly Annaville | |
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Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
Saint-Célestin (village) Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
Constituted | November 25, 1896 |
Named for | Pope Celestine V[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Raymond Noël |
• Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
• Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
Area | |
• Total | 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 781 |
• Density | 571.0/km2 (1,479/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.5% |
• Dwellings | 344 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | J0C 1G0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | Route 226 |
Census profile | 2450030[3] |
MAMROT info | 50030[2] |
Toponymie info | 259388[1] |
Website | www.village- st-celestin.net |
It is enclaved within the municipality that is also called Saint-Célestin.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[4]
Census | Population | Change (%) |
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2011 | 781 | 2.5% |
2006 | 762 | 3.4% |
2001 | 737 | 2.5% |
1996 | 756 | 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.
References
- Reference number 259388 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 50030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2450030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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