Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipalityinLe 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.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois
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Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec (Canada). View from the road to the summit of Mont-Mégantic.
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Motto(s):
Plus près des étoiles
("Closer to the stars") | |
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Location within Le Granit RCM
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Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.4°N 71.07°W / 45.4; -71.07[1] | |
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Province | ![]() |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | January 1, 1877 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dominic Boucher-Paquette |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 192.10 km2 (74.17 sq mi) |
• Land | 192.51 km2 (74.33 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between to authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 1,028 |
• Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 817 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
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Website | www![]() |
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.