St Arnaud, Victoria

St Arnaud, Victoria

St Arnaud ( /ˌsænt ɑrˈnoʊ/, locally ) 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 2006 census, St Arnaud had a population of 2272.

It is named after French marshal Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud, commander-in-chief of the army of the East and one of quite a number of towns, streets etc. named after people and places of the Crimean War.

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