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La Patrie, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W / 45.400; -71.250
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La Patrie
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
La Patrie is located in Southern Quebec
La Patrie
La Patrie
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W / 45.400; -71.250[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedDecember 24, 1997
Government
[2]
 • MayorJacques Blais
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi)
 • Land205.82 km2 (79.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
749
 • Density3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 7.0%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1Y0
Area code819
Highways R-212
R-257
Websitewww.lapatrie.ca

La Patrie is a municipality of about 750 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Mégantic.

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.

Light pollution

Participating in a program initiated and established by the Mont-Mégantic National Park in collaboration with Hydro-Québec, the village of La Patrie has greatly reduced its light pollution, which strongly affects the Mont Mégantic Observatory.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 339393". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41027". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "La Patrie, Quebec (Code 2441027) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  • Media related to La Patrie at Wikimedia Commons





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