La Patrie, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
La Patrie (French pronunciation: [la patʁi]) is a municipality of about 815 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Mégantic.
La Patrie | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM. | |
 La Patrie Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°15′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | December 24, 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johanne Delage |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 206.70 km2 (79.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 204.61 km2 (79.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 815 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 425 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-212 R-257 |
| Website | www |
Some industries specializing in the field of forestry have settled in La Patrie. The company Guitabec, which produces guitars under the label Godin, has a manufacturing facility in La Patrie.
History
Since the 2020s, La Patrie has participated in a program initiated and established by the Mont-Mégantic National Park in collaboration with Hydro-Québec, in which the municipality has greatly reduced its light pollution, which strongly affects the Mont Mégantic Observatory.
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