| Ville de Montmagny | |
|---|---|
| — City — | |
| Saint Thomas Church | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| MRC | Montmagny |
| Established | 1966 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Mayor | Jean-Guy Desrosiers |
| • Governing Body | |
| • MP | |
| • MNA | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.07 km2 (48.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 11,353 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Montmagny is a city in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality within the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is the county seat. The city is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River east of Quebec City and was founded more than 350 years ago. It is Canada's Snow Goose Capital.
Festivals include the International Accordion Festival in September and the Festival of the Snow Geese in October.
The city was named after Charles Jacques Huault de Montmagny, the first governor of New France. Samuel de Champlain was commander in chief.
According to the Canada 2006 Census:
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Montmagny is north west of Notre-Dame mountains, (section of Chaudière-Appalaches), on the Saint-Lawrence river. The city is separated by the South River, where a smaller river flows named Bras-Saint-Nicolas. These two rivers cause the flow to become falls, which subsequently flow into the Saint-Lawrence.
Montmagny is the seat of the judicial district of Montmagny.[1]
The industrial sector is the backbone of the economy. However, the city lost many jobs when Whirlpool closed its activities on May 13, 2004, incurring the lost of 600 jobs. The city has rebounded from that period. Textile industry has also made employment for decades. A post-secondary institution, The Centre d'études collégiales de Montmagny, a hospital, named Hôtel-Dieu de Montmagny and a provincial jail are part of the economy.
| Climate data for Montmagny | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14 (57) |
13 (55) |
19 (66) |
30 (86) |
32.2 (90.0) |
35 (95) |
36 (97) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
36 (97) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
0.4 (32.7) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−10 (14) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
3 (37) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
18 (64) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−8 (18) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
8 (46) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−31.7 (−25.1) |
−32 (−26) |
−19 (−2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2 (36) |
1 (34) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−20 (−4) |
−32 (−26) |
−37 (−35) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 85.1 (3.35) |
61.7 (2.429) |
73.3 (2.886) |
81.1 (3.193) |
101.5 (3.996) |
105.2 (4.142) |
129.2 (5.087) |
119.2 (4.693) |
115.6 (4.551) |
103.6 (4.079) |
90.4 (3.559) |
87.6 (3.449) |
1,153.5 (45.413) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||
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