Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec

Saint-Wenceslas
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Wenceslas Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°WCoordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	October 11, 1995
Government[2]
• Mayor	Daniel Lamothe
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][3]
• Total	79.70 km^2 (30.77 sq mi)
• Land	80.20 km^2 (30.97 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,064
• Density	13.3/km^2 (34/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.4%
• Dwellings	496
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0Z 1J0
Area code(s)	819
Highways A-55	Route 161
Website	www.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

Population

Population trend:^[4]

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

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 308946 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 50023 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2450023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census