Saint-Célestin, Quebec (village)

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

For the municipality, see Saint-Célestin, Quebec (municipality).

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

References
  1. "Reference number 259388 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 50030 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". 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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