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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Village municipality | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.PNG) Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
  Saint-Célestin (village) Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| 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 (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 781 |
| • Density | 571.0/km2 (1,479/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 344 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0C 1G0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |  |
| 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 | |
| 2006 | 762 | |
| 2001 | 737 |  |
| 1996 | 756 | |
| 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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