Victoriaville
Victoriaville is a town in south-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 Arthabaska, Saint-Victoire-d'Arthabaska and Victoriaville, the name of the last being used for the merged town.
Victoriaville | |
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| Ville de Victoriaville | |
Victoriaville Town Hall | |
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Logo | |
| Motto: Santé urbaine | |
Location within Arthabaska RCM. | |
Victoriaville Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 71°58′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Arthabaska |
| Constituted | June 23, 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antoine Tardif |
| • MP | Alain Rayes (IND) |
| • MNA | Éric Lefebvre (CAQ) |
| Area | |
| • City | 86.20 km2 (33.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 84.20 km2 (32.51 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 153.29 km2 (59.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 148 m (486 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • City | 45,309 |
| • Density | 516.2/km2 (1,337/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 46,354 |
| • Metro density | 302.4/km2 (783/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 7.25% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-116 R-122 R-161 R-162 R-263 |
| Website | www |
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