Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 1,028 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois | |
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 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 | |
| • Mayor | Dominic Boucher-Paquette |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• 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 | |
• 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) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-212 |
| 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.
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