Saint-Wenceslas | |
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Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Centre-du-Québec |
RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
Constituted | October 11, 1995 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Lamothe |
• Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
• Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
Area | |
• Total | 79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi) |
• Land | 80.20 km2 (30.97 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 1,064 |
• Density | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 3.4% |
• Dwellings | 496 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways A-55 | R-161 |
Website | www.municipalite stwenceslas.com |
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.
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.