Saint-Célestin, Quebec (municipality)

For the village, see Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village).

Saint-Célestin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ selɛstɛ̃]) is a municipality in Quebec, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of the Centre-du-Québec region.

Saint-Célestin
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Célestin Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	July 1, 1864
Government [2]
• Mayor	Sandra St-Amour-Moreau
• Federal riding	Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][3]
• Total	77.70 km2 (30.00 sq mi)
• Land	76.99 km2 (29.73 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Density	7.7/km2 (20/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	3.3%
• Dwellings	260
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0C 1G0
Area code	819
Highways A-55	R-155 R-161 R-226
Website	www.saint-celestin.net

While the municipality surrounds it on most sides, the village of Saint-Célestin also borders the city of Bécancour thus making it not an enclave.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[4]

Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	594	3.3%
2016	575	5.9%
2011	611	2.1%
2006	624	3.4%
2001	647	3.4%
1996	670	9.1%
1991	737	0.9%
1986	744	2.2%
1981	728	6.9%
1976	681	8.8%
1971	747	10.5%
1966	835	13.9%
1961	970	6.2%
1956	1,034	1.4%
1951	1,020	4.7%
1941	1,070	3.4%
1931	1,108	2.4%
1921	1,135	17.8%
1911	1,380	4.5%
1901	1,320	13.8%
1891	1,532	7.5%
1881	1,656	2.9%
1871	1,609	N/A

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec