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Notre-Dame-des-Bois

Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.4°N 71.07°W / 45.4; -71.07
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Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Municipality
Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec (Canada). View from the road to the summit of Mont-Mégantic.
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
Location within Le Granit RCM
Notre-Dame-des-Bois is located in Southern Quebec
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.4°N 71.07°W / 45.4; -71.07[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1877
Government
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 • MayorDominic Boucher-Paquette
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
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 • Total
192.10 km2 (74.17 sq mi)
 • Land192.51 km2 (74.33 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between to authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,028
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 9.6%
 • Dwellings
817
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 2E0
Area code819
Highways R-212
Websitewww.notredamedesbois.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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

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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]

Sources

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 44865". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30010". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "The Mont-Mégantic Observatory - Observatories - Astrolab". ASTROLab of Mont-Mégantic National Park. Retrieved 2012-01-08.
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