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
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Chartierville
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.3°N 71.2°W / 45.3; -71.2[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1879
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean Belhumeur
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
 • Land140.93 km2 (54.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total307
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 18.8%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1K0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 210
Route 257
Websitewww.chartierville.ca

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, 139 square kilometers (54 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. Reference number 12580 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 41020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2441020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Rogers, Barbar Radcliffe (August 2015). New Hampshire's Northern Tip, nhmagazine.com



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