St Arnaud, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
St Arnaud /səntˈɑːnəd/ is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, 244 kilometres north west of the capital Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Northern Grampians local government area. At the 2021 census, St Arnaud had a population of 3,453.[2]
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Coordinates | 36°36′52″S 143°15′0″E | ||||||||
Population | 2,126 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3478 | ||||||||
Elevation | 240 m (787 ft) | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Northern Grampians | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ripon | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Mallee | ||||||||
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It is named after French marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud, commander-in-chief of the army of the East. It is one of quite a number of towns, streets etc. named after people and places of the Crimean War.