Chartierville, Quebec

Chartierville
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
Chartierville Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.300°N 71.200°WCoordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.300°N 71.200°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-François
Constituted	January 1, 1879
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean Belhumeur
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area[2][3]
• Total	142.60 km^2 (55.06 sq mi)
• Land	140.93 km^2 (54.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	307
• Density	2.2/km^2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	18.8%
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0B 1K0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 210 Route 257
Website	www.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.

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 km square and 505 metres in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.

External links

• Official website of the Municipality of Chartierville

References

1. Reference number 12580 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 41020 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2441020) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.