Notre-Dame-des-Bois

Notre-Dame-des-Bois (French pronunciation: [nɔtʁə dam de bwa]) 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 1,028 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Municipality
Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec (Canada). View from the road to the summit of Mont-Mégantic.
Motto(s):  Plus près des étoiles ("Closer to the stars")
Location within Le Granit RCM
Notre-Dame-des-Bois Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	January 1, 1877
Government [2]
• Mayor	Dominic Boucher-Paquette
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2][3]
• Total	192.10 km2 (74.17 sq mi)
• Land	192.51 km2 (74.33 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between to authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,028
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.6%
• Dwellings	817
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 2E0
Area code	819
Highways	R-212
Website	www.notredamedesbois.qc.ca

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.

Attractions

The Mont-Mégantic National Park is located in this municipality. On top of Mont Mégantic is located Mont Mégantic Observatory which houses the second largest telescope in Eastern Canada.^[4]