Frontenac, Quebec

Frontenac
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM.
Frontenac

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°50′W / 45.583°N 70.833°W / 45.583; -70.833Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°50′W / 45.583°N 70.833°W / 45.583; -70.833[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted January 1, 1882
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Denis Cloutier
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 244.60 km2 (94.44 sq mi)
 • Land 222.73 km2 (86.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,650
 • Density 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.7%
 • Dwellings 885
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G6B 2S1
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 161
Route 204
Website www.municipalite
frontenac.qc.ca

Frontenac is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Its population was 1,650 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Toponymy

The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the United Kingdom and the United States. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of Spaulding and Ditchfield (cantons unis de Spaulding-et-Ditchfield). The municipality was renamed in honour of Louis de Buade de Frontenac, a governor general of New France who played a significant role in the development of the colony. Today's population is predominantly French-speaking.

See also

Related articles

Sources

  1. ↑ Reference number 24068 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 30025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2430025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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