Chartierville
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 | |
|---|---|
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM | |
Chartierville Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.3°N 71.2°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | January 1, 1879 |
| Named for | Jean-Baptiste Chartier |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • 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 |
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.
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