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Vianney is a village situated within the municipality of Saint-Ferdinand in L'Érable, Québec.

Toponymy
The name Vianney comes from the priest Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney, priest of Ars. The name was borrowed by the post office opened from 1925 to 1969.

History
The municipality was erected in 1913 by being detached from the municipality of partie sud du canton d'Halifax. The catholic parish of Saint-Jean-Baptiste-Vianney was erected in 1925, year of the canonization of the priest of Ars by the uncoupling from the parishes of Saint-Ferdinand and Saint-Julien. The parish then serves 70 families. A church and a presbytery are built in 1926-1927,.

In 1981, the municipality adopts the name Vianney. It inherited the former presbytery in 1993 in order to house its municipal office.

The municipality got merged with Saint-Ferdinand in the year 2000.