Frontenac, Quebec
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Frontenac | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Le Granit RCM. Location within Le Granit RCM. |
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Location in southern Quebec. | |
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Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | January 1, 1882 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Jean-Denis Cloutier |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 244.60 km2 (94.44 sq mi) |
• Land | 222.73 km2 (86.00 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,650 |
• Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.7% |
• Dwellings | 885 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G6B 2S1 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | Route 161 Route 204 |
Website | www.municipalite frontenac.qc.ca |
Frontenac is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 1,650 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Toponymy
The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the United Kingdom and the United States. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of Spaulding and Ditchfield (cantons unis de Spaulding-et-Ditchfield). The municipality was renamed in honour of Louis de Buade de Frontenac, a governor general of New France who played a significant role in the development of the colony. Today's population is predominantly French-speaking.
See also
Related articles
Sources
- ↑ Reference number 24068 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 30025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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