Chartierville
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chartierville is a small municipality of about 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border.
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Chartierville | |
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Coordinates: 45.3°N 71.2°W / 45.3; -71.2[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
Constituted | January 1, 1879 |
Named for | Jean-Baptiste Chartier[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jean Belhumeur |
• Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi) |
• Land | 141.94 km2 (54.80 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 319 |
• Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 15.6% |
• Dwellings | 231 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-210 R-257 |
Website | www |
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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, 142 square kilometers (55 square miles) and 505 meters (1657 feet) in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.