Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec

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.

Country Canada

TimezoneUTC−5 (EST)

Postal code(s)

G0Z 1J0

Highways
A-55
R-161

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Saint-Wenceslas
Municipality
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM.
Saint-Wenceslas Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Centre-du-Québec
RCM	Nicolet-Yamaska
Constituted	October 11, 1995
Named after	Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	vacant
• Federal riding	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel
• Prov. riding	Nicolet-Bécancour
Area [2][3]
• Total	79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi)
• Land	79.57 km2 (30.72 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• 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)	G0Z 1J0
Area code	819
Highways A-55	R-161
Website	www.municipalite stwenceslas.com

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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.