Victoriaville

Victoriaville
City
Ville de Victoriaville
Victoriaville Town Hall
Victoriaville Town Hall
Official logo of Victoriaville
Logo
Motto: 
Santé urbaine
Location within Arthabaska RCM.
Location within Arthabaska RCM.
Victoriaville is located in Southern Quebec
Victoriaville
Victoriaville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°03′N 71°58′W / 46.050°N 71.967°W / 46.050; -71.967[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMArthabaska
ConstitutedJune 23, 1993
Government
[2]
 • MayorAntoine Tardif [fr]
 • MPAlain Rayes (IND)
 • MNAÉric Lefebvre (IND)
Area
[2][3]
 • City
86.20 km2 (33.28 sq mi)
 • Land84.20 km2 (32.51 sq mi)
 • Urban
35.27 km2 (13.62 sq mi)
 • Metro
[4]
153.29 km2 (59.19 sq mi)
Elevation
148 m (486 ft)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • City
45,309
 • Density516.2/km2 (1,337/sq mi)
 • Urban
46,322
 • Urban density1,313.4/km2 (3,402/sq mi)
 • Metro
[4]
46,354
 • Metro density302.4/km2 (783/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 7.25%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G6P to G6T
Area code819
Highways R-116
R-122
R-161
R-162
R-263
Websitewww.victoriaville.ca

Victoriaville is a town in south-central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabaska, Saint-Victoire-d'Arthabaska and Victoriaville, the name of the last being used for the merged town.[5]

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  4. ^ a b Victoriaville (Census agglomeration), Quebec 2011 Census Profile. The census agglomeration consists of Victoriaville and Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska. In the 2006 census, the census agglomeration had also included Chesterville and Warwick.
  5. ^ "Histoire d'Arthabaska". GrandQuebec.com. Retrieved 2012-01-26.