Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. The population was 911 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
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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[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 1, 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Louis Gobeil |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • 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 |  |
| • Dwellings | 825 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0B 2E0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
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| Website | www |
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
- Reference number 44865 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 30010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2430010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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