La Patrie, Quebec
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| La Patrie | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM. |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | December 24, 1997 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Blais |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Total | 206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 204.61 km2 (79.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 815 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  4.8% |
| 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 |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geographic code 41027 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Reference number 339393 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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