Adstock, Quebec
Adstock | |
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 Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | October 24, 2001 |
| Named for | Adstock[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pascal Jacques-Binet |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 305.80 km2 (118.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 290.11 km2 (112.01 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,643 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,711 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-267  R-269 |
| Website | www.municipalite adstock.qc.ca |
Adstock is a municipality in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 2,643.[2][3]
Adstock was created on February 14, 2001, after the amalgamation of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac and Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud. On October 24, 2001, Sainte-Anne-du-Lac joined the new municipality.
Adstock was named after the township in which the former municipality of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac lies. The township was itself named after the village of Adstock in Buckinghamshire, England.
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 365547". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31056". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Adstock, Quebec (Code 2431056) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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