Frontenac, Quebec
Frontenac | |
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| Location within Le Granit RCM Location within Le Granit RCM | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | Error creating thumbnail: Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 1, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Denis Cloutier |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 244.60 km2 (94.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 222.73 km2 (86.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,650 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | Increase 1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 885 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | File:Qc161.svg R-161 File:Qc204.svg R-204 |
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Frontenac (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃tnak]) is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Its population was 1,650 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Toponymy
[edit | edit source]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
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- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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