Chartierville is a small municipality of about 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border.
Chartierville | |
|---|---|
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM | |
  Chartierville Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.3°N 71.2°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | January 1, 1879 |
| Named for | Jean-Baptiste Chartier[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Dion |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi) |
| • Land | 141.94 km2 (54.80 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 319 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  15.6% |
| • Dwellings | 231 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-210  R-257 |
| Website | www |
Chartierville is located on Route 257 South. Prior to its founding in 1870 by colonists from Saint-Hyacinthe, gold-seekers flocked to the area. This patch of land, 142 square kilometers (55 square miles) and 505 meters (1657 feet) in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Chartierville | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15 (59) |
20.5 (68.9) |
28 (82) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31 (88) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10 (50) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15 (59) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−33 (−27) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
0 (32) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−6 (21) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−44 (−47) |
−44 (−47) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110.8 (4.36) |
90.5 (3.56) |
90.2 (3.55) |
93.5 (3.68) |
111.8 (4.40) |
140 (5.5) |
138.1 (5.44) |
134.9 (5.31) |
104.8 (4.13) |
128.2 (5.05) |
108.0 (4.25) |
120.1 (4.73) |
1,370.9 (53.97) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
Attractions
editA local attraction of interest is Magnetic Hill (Côte Magnétique), a gravity hill.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 12580". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada, Based from the Notre-Dame-des-Bois Weather Station https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=NOTRE+DAME+DES+BOIS&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=5428&dispBack=1 Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010], accessed 4 July 2024
- ^ Rogers, Barbar Radcliffe (August 2015). New Hampshire's Northern Tip, nhmagazine.com
External links
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Media related to Chartierville at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of the Municipality of Chartierville
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