Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover is a
Quebec
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municipality located in the
Drummond Regional County Municipality
Drummond is a regional county municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Drummondville.
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:
;Cities & Towns (1)
* Drummondville
;Municipalities (12)
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just east of
Drummondville
Drummondville is a city in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, located east of Montreal on the Saint-François River. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 79,258. The mayor of Drummondville is Stéphanie Lacoste.
Drummondville is ...
in the
Centre-du-Quebec region. The population as of the
Canada 2011 Census was 4,389. The town is located alongside the
Rivière des Saults
The rivière des Saults (''in English: Saults river'') is a tributary on the south bank of the Nicolet Southwest River. It empties into the municipality of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Qu ...
.
The town was previously known as Saint-Cyrille which was created in 1905. It was merged in 1982 with the townships of Wendover and Simpson to form the current name. Being located in the middle of numerous townships and valleys, agriculture is a predominant activity in the municipality.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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census
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)
[2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Quebec](_blank)
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Transportation
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover's main transportation link is Quebec Route 122
Route 122 is an east/west highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its western terminus is at the junction of Route 132 in Yamaska and the eastern terminus is in Victoriaville at the junction of Route 116. The hi ...
which travels through most of the Centre-du-Quebec towards Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in central Quebec, Canada, on the Nicolet River. Victoriaville is the seat of Arthabaska Regional County Municipality and a part of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region. It is formed by the 1993 merger of Arthabask ...
to the east and the Yamaska area in the west north of Autoroute 20, the main Autoroute of the province which travels a few kilometers to the north of town.
See also
* List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
Website of the municipality of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover
Regional Map of the Saint-Cyrile-de-Wendover area
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec