Adstock, Quebec
| Adstock | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
  Adstock Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 71°05′W / 46.050°N 71.083°WCoordinates: 46°03′N 71°05′W / 46.050°N 71.083°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | October 24, 2001 |
| Named for | Adstock[1] |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | René Gosselin |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 305.80 km2 (118.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 290.11 km2 (112.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,643 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,711 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0N 1S0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 267  Route 269 |
| Website |
www adstock |
Adstock is a municipality in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 2,643.[2][3]
Adstock was created on February 14, 2001, after the amalgamation of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac and Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud. On October 24, 2001, Sainte-Anne-du-Lac joined the new municipality.
Adstock was named after the township in which the former municipality of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac lies. The township was itself named after the village of Adstock in Buckinghamshire, England.
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