La Patrie, Quebec

La Patrie
Municipality

Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
La Patrie

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W / 45.400; -71.250Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W / 45.400; -71.250[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Haut-Saint-François
Constituted December 24, 1997
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jacques Blais
 • Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi)
 • Land 205.82 km2 (79.47 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 749
 • Density 3.6/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 7.0%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 1Y0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 212
Route 257
Website www.municipalite.lapatrie.qc.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. Notably, 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. ↑ Reference number 339393 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 41027 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2441027) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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