Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec
Saint-Wenceslas | |
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Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | October 11, 1995 |
| Named after | Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | vacant |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 79.57 km2 (30.72 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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) | |
| 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.