Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village)

Saint-Célestin (village)
Formerly Annaville
Village municipality

Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
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
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted November 25, 1896
Named for Pope Celestine V[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Raymond Noël
 • Federal riding Bas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. riding Nicolet-Bécancour
Area[2][3]
 • Total 1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
 • Land 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 781
 • Density 571.0/km2 (1,479/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 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

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



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