Frontenac, Quebec

Frontenac
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Frontenac Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°50′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	January 1, 1882
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Denis Cloutier
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area
• Total	244.60 km2 (94.44 sq mi)
• Land	222.73 km2 (86.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,650
• Density	7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.7%
• Dwellings	885
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G6B 2S1
Area code	819
Highways	R-161 R-204
Website	www.municipalitefrontenac.qc.ca

Frontenac (French pronunciation: [fʁɔ̃tnak]) is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Its population was 1,650 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Toponymy

The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the United Kingdom and the United States. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of Spaulding and Ditchfield (cantons unis de Spaulding-et-Ditchfield). The municipality was renamed in honour of Louis de Buade de Frontenac, a governor general of New France who played a significant role in the development of the colony. Today's population is predominantly French-speaking.

See also

• Zec Louise-Gosford

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire Archived 2011-02-24 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Media related to Frontenac, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons