Stornoway, Quebec
Stornoway | |
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Municipality | |
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Location within Le Granit RCM | |
Stornoway Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°43′N 71°10′W / 45.72°N 71.17°WCoordinates: 45°43′N 71°10′W / 45.72°N 71.17°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | January 1, 1858 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Pierre-André Gagné |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 184.60 km2 (71.27 sq mi) |
• Land | 181.47 km2 (70.07 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 559 |
• Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 250 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0Y 1N0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways |
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Website |
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Stornoway, Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh is a small village of 600 people. It is a municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Granit in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
It is at the intersection of two provincial highways, Route 108 and Route 161.
References
External links
Media related to Stornoway, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons - Municipalité de Stornoway Official site
- Legendre Mill
- Région du Lac-Mégantic
- Tourisme Mégantic
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