Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village)

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

For the municipality, see Saint-Célestin, Quebec (municipality).
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[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
 • Total781
 • Density571.0/km2 (1,479/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 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

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

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[4]

Census Population Change (%)
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.

See also

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



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