Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec

Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec is a municipality in Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. The town is situated at a bend in the Bécancour River. The northern branch of Autoroute 55 terminated at the 9e rang of Saint-Wenceslas until its completion in October 2006. Route 161 also goes through the town.

Saint-Wenceslas
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Wenceslas Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	October 11, 1995
Named after	Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	vacant
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][3]
• Total	79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi)
• Land	79.57 km2 (30.72 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,167
• Density	14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.9%
• Dwellings	551
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0Z 1J0
Area code	819
Highways A-55	R-161
Website	www.municipalite stwenceslas.com

The village church in Saint-Wenceslas was designed by Jean-Baptiste Louis Bourgeois, a local architect who also designed a Bahá'í House of Worship in the town of Wilmette, United States.

Demographics

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Census	Population	Change (%)
2021	1,167	0.9%
2016	1,157	8.7%
2011	1,064	3.4%
2006	1,101	2.7%
2001	1,132	3.2%
1996	1,170	44.4%
1991	810	5.7%
1986	859	1.4%
1981	847	9.1%
1976	776	2.8%
1971	798	4.5%
1966	836	6.7%
1961	896	4.0%
1956	933	2.5%
1951	957	5.0%
1941	1,007	2.7%
1931	1,035	31.7%
1921	1,515	12.2%
1911	1,725	6.1%
1901	1,626	14.8%
1891	1,909	47.2%
1881	1,297	77.9%
1871	729	N/A

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec