Chartierville, Quebec

Chartierville
Municipality

Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
Chartierville

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.300°N 71.200°W / 45.300; -71.200Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.300°N 71.200°W / 45.300; -71.200[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Haut-Saint-François
Constituted January 1, 1879
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean Belhumeur
 • Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
 • Land 140.93 km2 (54.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 307
 • Density 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 18.8%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 1K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 210
Route 257
Website www.chartierville.ca

Chartierville is a small municipality of about 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Chartierville is located on Route 257 South. Prior to its founding in 1870 by colonists from Saint-Hyacinthe, gold-seekers flocked to the area. This patch of land, 139 km square and 505 metres in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.

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References

  1. ↑ Reference number 12580 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 41020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2441020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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