Victoriaville
City, 49,854 residents (2026)46° 03′ N, 71° 58′ WName of Hybride origin
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Around Victoriaville
In the municipality, within 5 km
- Église Saint-Christophe d'Arthabaska4.2 km
- Parc Terre-des-Jeunes900 m
- Maison d'école du rang Cinq-Chicots3.5 km
- Musée de l'hôtel des Postes3.9 km
- Musée Laurier4 km
- Parc du Mont Arthabaska4.9 km
- Le Carré 150 - Espace culturel de Victoriaville400 m
- Centre d'art Jacques-et-Michel-Auger400 m
- Microbrasserie l'Hermite400 m
- Minigolf Victo500 m
Villages and areas: Sainte-Victoire (900 m), Arthabaska (3.4 km), Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska (3.5 km)
5 km to 10 km
- La ferme d'Evélyne7.3 km
- Verger canard goûteux9.8 km
- Club de Golf Le Laurier7.8 km
- Mont Saint-Michel5.6 km
- Parc Doris5.7 km
- Camping Plage des Sables7.1 km
- Club de Golf Laurier7.5 km
- Lac Le Mirage7.6 km
- Parc pour enfants8.8 km
10 km to 20 km
- Brûlerie des Cantons12 km
- Pivoinerie Lili12 km
- Fromagerie Victoria de Warwick12 km
- Microbrasserie Wick Station12 km
- Super zone de glissades LE TUBE - Gleason13 km
- Vignoble Les Côtes du Gavet17 km
- Fromagerie du Presbytère17 km
- Restaurant La Belle Québécoise19 km
- Restaurant La Grande Classe20 km
- Aux Petits Plaisirs10 km
Villages and areas: Saint-Valère (11 km), Saint-Albert (12 km), Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska (12 km), Warwick (12 km), Domaine-Carillon (13 km), Saint-Rosaire (13 km), Princeville (15 km), Chesterville (15 km)
Upcoming events
We don't have an events calendar for Victoriaville yet. Festivals, markets and shows will be added here. In the meantime, see the website of the municipality.
History and growth
The name refers to Victoria.
- 1861Founded (date according to Wikidata)
- June 23, 1993Incorporation as ville
- June 23, 1993Amalgamation of 3 municipalities
- August 19, 19942 former names registered on the same day with the Commission de toponymie: Arthabaska, Sainte-Victoire-d'Arthabaska. These are mostly the names of the former municipalities, parishes and villages merged into Victoriaville, not successive name changes.
- July 10, 2004Annexation of part of: Princeville
- July 21, 2012Annexation of part of: Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska (2 residents)
Photos and stories about Victoriaville
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Sources
- Commission de toponymie du Québec (CC BY 4.0). Commission de toponymie du Québec, via Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Données GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). © les contributeurs d'OpenStreetMap, ODbL.
- Répertoire des municipalités du Québec (MAMH) (CC BY 4.0). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, via Données Québec.
- Statistique Canada (Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada). Contient des données de Statistique Canada.
- Système d'information touristique Québec (ministère du Tourisme) (CC BY 4.0). Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, SIT Québec, via Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Données Wikidata (CC0).