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
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.

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