Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Quebec

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Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Municipality
Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec (Canada). View from the road to the summit of Mont-Mégantic.
Location within Le Granit RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.400°N 71.067°W / 45.400; -71.067Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.400°N 71.067°W / 45.400; -71.067[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted January 1, 1877
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Louis Gobeil
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 192.10 km2 (74.17 sq mi)
 • Land 191.77 km2 (74.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 911
 • Density 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.5%
 • Dwellings 825
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 2E0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 212
Website www.notredame
desbois.qc.ca

Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The population was 911 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Located in the Appalachians, it lies at 555 metres in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Quebec. Mont-Mégantic National Park is located in Notre-Dame-des-Bois and is one of the biggest tourism draws to the region.

Sources

  1. ↑ Reference number 44865 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 30010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2430010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 


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