La Patrie, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W / 45.400; -71.250[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionEstrieRCMLe Haut-Saint-FrançoisConstitutedDecember 24, 1997Government • MayorJacques Blais • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead • Prov. ridingMéganticArea • Total206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi) • Land204.61 km2 (79.00 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total815 • Density3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 4.8%Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code819Highways R-212
R-257Websitewww.lapatrie.ca

La Patrie is a municipality of about 815 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. 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. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 339393". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41027". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".

External links

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