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Dudswell, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°35′N 71°35′W / 45.583°N 71.583°W / 45.583; -71.583
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Dudswell
L'église Saint-Adolphe, Dudswell and the Notre Dame Mountains
L'église Saint-Adolphe, Dudswell and the Notre Dame Mountains
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Dudswell is located in Southern Quebec
Dudswell
Dudswell
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°35′N 71°35′W / 45.583°N 71.583°W / 45.583; -71.583[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedOctober 11, 1995
Government
 • MayorClaude Corriveau
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total223.70 km2 (86.37 sq mi)
 • Land219.08 km2 (84.59 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,771
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 3.4%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code819
Highways R-112
R-255

Dudswell is a municipality of 1,600 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.

St. Paul's Anglican Church in the Marbleton sector of Dudswell.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 308937". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41117". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Dudswell, Quebec (Code 2441117) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

Notable residents

  • Ralph Gustafson (1909-1995), poet and professor of literature at Bishop's University
  • Eva Tanguay (1878-1947), singer, comedienne, vaudevillian and early example of 20th century celebrity culture
  • Robert Atkinson Davis 4th premier of Manitoba.