Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village)

Saint-Célestin is a village municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Saint-Célestin (village)
Formerly Annaville
Village municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Célestin (village) is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Célestin (village)
Saint-Célestin (village)
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCMNicolet-Yamaska
ConstitutedNovember 25, 1896
Named forPope Celestine V[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorRaymond Noël
 • Federal ridingBas-Richelieu—
Nicolet—Bécancour
 • Prov. ridingNicolet-Bécancour
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1.50 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
 • Land1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total831
 • Density587.5/km2 (1,522/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 6.4%
 • Dwellings
385
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0C 1G0
Area code819
Highways R-226
Census profile2450030[3]
MAMROT info50030[2]
Toponymie info259388[1]
Websitewww.village-
st-celestin.net

It is enclaved within the municipality that is also called Saint-Célestin.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Célestin had a population of 892 living in 382 of its 403 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 831. With a land area of 1.41 km2 (0.54 sq mi), it had a population density of 632.6/km2 (1,638.5/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2016 831 Increase 6.4%
2011 781 Increase 2.5%
2006 762 Increase 3.4%
2001 737 Decrease 2.5%
1996 756 Increase 2.9%
1991 735 N/A

Notable residents
  • Louis Bourgeois (1856–1930), architect and designer of the Bahá'í House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois, was born in Saint-Célestin-de-Nicolet, Quebec on March 19, 1856.

See also
  • List of village municipalities in Quebec

References
  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 259388". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 50030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Célestin, Village [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census



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