La Patrie is a municipality of about 815 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Mégantic.
La Patrie | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM. | |
  La Patrie Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | December 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johanne Delage |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 204.61 km2 (79.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 815 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 425 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-212  R-257 |
| Website | www |
Some industries specializing in the field of forestry have settled in La Patrie. The company Guitabec, which produces guitars under the label Godin, has a manufacturing facility in La Patrie.
History
editSince the 2020's, La Patrie is participating in a program initiated and established by the Mont-Mégantic National Park in collaboration with Hydro-Québec, the municipality has greatly reduced its light pollution, which strongly affects the Mont Mégantic Observatory.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 339393". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41027". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
External links
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