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Fortierville is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Aurore Gagnon who died here from a severe case of child abuse in the early 1920s, is a historical figure of the municipality.
Fortierville | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Bécancour RCM | |
  Fortierville Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 72°02′W / 46.483°N 72.033°W[1][2] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Bécancour |
| Constituted | June 3, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julie Pressé |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.40 km2 (17.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 660 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 301 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-226  R-265 |
| Website | www |
See also
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edit- ^ "Fortierville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 344945". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 38047". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census - Fortierville, Municipalité". 29 March 2023.
External links
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