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Frelighsburg
Municipality
The Freligh Mill on Pike River
The Freligh Mill on Pike River
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMBrome-Missisquoi
ConstitutedSeptember 28, 1985
Government
[1]
 • MayorJacques Ducharme
 • Federal ridingBrome—Missisquoi
 • Prov. ridingBrome-Missisquoi
Area
[1][2]
 • Total124.60 km2 (48.11 sq mi)
 • Land123.72 km2 (47.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total1,094
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.2%
 • Dwellings
566
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0J 1C0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-213
R-237

Frelighsburg, (Quebec, Canada) is a municipality located in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, which is part of the administrative region of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 1,094. It is located in an area historically considered to be part of the Eastern Townships.

Frelighsburg is situated at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, which is part of the Sutton Mountain Range of the Appalachian Mountains.

History

The land on which Frelighsburg is located was originally inhabited by the Abenaki. Frelighsburg was established as a colony in the late 1790s by American Loyalists, including pioneer Abram Freligh, a physician of German origin who lived in Clinton, New York. The sawmill built by his son in 1839, and several other buildings dating from the nineteenth century are considered historical monuments. Prior to being named Frelighsburgh it was named Conroy's Mills, after another mill owner and Slab City because of the great quantities of sawdust and slabs (slang for bark) that were there.[3]

Geography

Frelighsburg is less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Canada-US border with Vermont, nestled in a valley of orchards crossed by the Pike River and at the foot of Mount Pinnacle.

Demographics

Infrastructure

Frelighsburg is crossed by the Route 237. Route 213 starts in Frelighsburgh.

  • Saint-François d'Assise Church
    Saint-François d'Assise Church
  • Frelighsburg Town Hall
    Frelighsburg Town Hall
  • Hunter Falls
    Hunter Falls
  • Ecole Saint-François d'Assise
    Ecole Saint-François d'Assise

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 46010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ a b 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Frelighsburg, Quebec
  3. ^ a b http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=148987 Frelighsburg - Commission de toponymie du Québec
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. ^ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Frelighsburg, Quebec
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