Napoleons, Victoria
"Napoleons" redirects here. For the Civil War smoothbore cannon, see Canon obusier de 12. For the coin, see Napoleon (coin).
| Napoleons Victoria | |||||||||||||
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 The historic Black Lead church, now home to Napoleons District Historical Society | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°41′0″S 143°50′0″E / 37.68333°S 143.83333°ECoordinates: 37°41′0″S 143°50′0″E / 37.68333°S 143.83333°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 535 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3352 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buninyong | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||||||
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Napoleons is a town in Victoria, Australia in the Golden Plains Shire local government area, 131 kilometres (81 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Napoleons had a population of 535.[1]
The Post Office opened on 1 September 1862, was known as Napoleon until around 1950, and closed in 1971.[2] A Community Postal Agency opened at the Napoleons store on 17 April 2012.
The town is served by Napoleons Primary School, with an enrolment of 180.[3]
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- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Napoleons (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ↑ "Schools online". Department of Education and Training (Victoria). Retrieved 2007-11-14.
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