Saint-Wenceslas, Quebec
| Saint-Wenceslas | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. |
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 Saint-Wenceslas
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| Coordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°WCoordinates: 46°10′N 72°20′W / 46.167°N 72.333°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | October 11, 1995 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Lamothe |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 79.70 km2 (30.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 80.20 km2 (30.97 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,064 |
| • Density | 13.3/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 3.4% |
| • Dwellings | 496 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0Z 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways A-55
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 Route 161
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| Website | www stwenceslas |
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.
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