St Arnaud, Victoria

St Arnaud
Victoria
Main road of St Arnaud in 2022
St Arnaud is located in Shire of Northern Grampians
St Arnaud
St Arnaud
Coordinates36°36′52″S 143°15′0″E / 36.61444°S 143.25000°E / -36.61444; 143.25000
Population2,126 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)3478
Elevation240 m (787 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Northern Grampians
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.5 °C
69 °F
8.0 °C
46 °F
546.0 mm
21.5 in

St Arnaud /səntˈɑːnəd/ is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, 244 kilometres north west of the capital Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area. At the 2021 census, St Arnaud had a population of 3,453.[2]

It is named after French marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud, commander-in-chief of the army of the East. It is one of quite a number of towns, streets etc. named after people and places of the Crimean War.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Arnaud (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "St Arnaud (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 November 2022. Edit this at Wikidata