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.
Demographics
Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Census Population Change (%) 2021 1,167 0.9% 2016 1,157 8.7% 2011 1,064 3.4% 2006 1,101 2.7% 2001 1,132 3.2% 1996 1,170 44.4% 1991 810 5.7% 1986 859 1.4% 1981 847 9.1% 1976 776 2.8% 1971 798 4.5% 1966 836 6.7% 1961 896 4.0% 1956 933 2.5% 1951 957 5.0% 1941 1,007 2.7% 1931 1,035 31.7% 1921 1,515 12.2% 1911 1,725 6.1% 1901 1,626 14.8% 1891 1,909 47.2% 1881 1,297 77.9% 1871 729 N/A
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
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