Saint-Célestin, Quebec (municipality)
Saint-Célestin | |
|---|---|
Location within Nicolet-Yamaska RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 72°26′W / 46.217°N 72.433°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Nicolet-Yamaska |
| Constituted | July 1, 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sandra St-Amour-Moreau |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 77.70 km2 (30.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 76.99 km2 (29.73 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Density | 7.7/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 3.3% |
| • Dwellings | 260 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways A-55 | R-155 R-161 R-226 |
| Website | www |
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Saint-Célestin (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ selɛstɛ̃]) is a municipality in Quebec, in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of the Centre-du-Québec region.
While the municipality surrounds it on most sides, the village of Saint-Célestin also borders the city of Bécancour thus making it not an enclave.