Chartierville
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Chartierville is located in Southern Quebec
Chartierville
Chartierville
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.3°N 71.2°W / 45.3; -71.2[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1879
Named forJean-Baptiste Chartier[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean Belhumeur
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
 • Land141.94 km2 (54.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total319
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 15.6%
 • Dwellings
231
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1K0
Area code819
Highways R-210
R-257
Websitewww.chartierville.ca

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.

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.

Magnetic Hill

A local attraction of interest is Magnetic Hill (Côte Magnétique), a gravity hill.[4]

Magnetic Hill in Chartierville, Quebec

References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 12580". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Rogers, Barbar Radcliffe (August 2015). New Hampshire's Northern Tip, nhmagazine.com


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