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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
La Patrie
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
La Patrie is located in Southern QuebecLa PatrieLa PatrieLocation in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W / 45.400°N 71.250°W / 45.400; -71.250
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedDecember 24, 1997
Government
 • MayorJohanne Delage
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total206.70 km (79.81 sq mi)
 • Land204.61 km (79.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total815
 • Density3.9/km (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Increase 4.8%
 • Dwellings425
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0B 1Y0
Area code819
Highways R-212
R-257
Websitewww.lapatrie.ca

La Patrie (French pronunciation: [la patʁi]) 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.

History

Since the 2020s, La Patrie has participated in a program initiated and established by the Mont-Mégantic National Park in collaboration with Hydro-Québec, in which the municipality 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. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41027". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".

External links

  • Media related to La Patrie at Wikimedia Commons


Places adjacent to La Patrie, Quebec
Hampden Val-Racine
Newport La Patrie Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Chartierville


Quebec Subdivisions of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
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