| Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.9333°N -98°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Centre-du-Québec |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Drummond |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | September 6, 1905 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Daniel Lafond |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Drummond |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Drummond–Bois-Francs |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 110.40 |
| Area Land Km2: | 110.30 |
| Population Total: | 4389 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2006-2011 |
| Population Blank1: | 7.6% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1671 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J1Z 1C8 |
| Area Code: | 819 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover is a Quebec municipality located in the Drummond Regional County Municipality, just east of Drummondville, 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 town, previously known as Saint-Cyrille, 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, the municipality has agriculture as its predominant activity.
Population trend:[4]
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4,389 | 7.6% | |
| 2006 | 4,079 | 5.6% | |
| 2001 | 3,863 | 0.4% | |
| 1996 | 3,849 | 4.5% | |
| 1991 | 3,682 | N/A |
Mother tongue language (2006)[5]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 3,990 | 98.40% | |
| English only | 15 | 0.37% | |
| Both English and French | 0 | 0.00% | |
| Other languages | 50 | 1.23% |
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover's main transportation link is Quebec Route 122 which travels through most of the Centre-du-Quebec towards Victoriaville 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.