| Frelighsburg | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 45.05°N -122°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Estrie |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | September 28, 1985 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Lucie Dagenais |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Brome—Missisquoi |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 124.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 123.31 |
| Population Total: | 1123 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 9.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.1% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 622 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0J 1C0 |
| Area Code: | 450 and 579 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
| Website: | https://frelighsburg.ca/ |
Frelighsburg is a municipality in the Estrie region of southern Quebec, Canada, on the border with Vermont. It is at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Administratively, it is within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie. Its population, as of the Canada 2021 Census, was 1,123.
Frelighsburg is on land that was originally inhabited by the Abenaki. It was established as a colony in the late 1790s by American Loyalists, including pioneer Abram Freligh, a physician of German origin who lived in Clinton, New York. The sawmill built by his son in 1839, and several other buildings from the 19th century are considered historical monuments. Prior to being named Frelighsburgh it was named Conroy's Mills, named after another mill owner, and Slab City because of the great quantities of sawdust and slabs (slang for bark) that were there.[2]
Frelighsburg is less than from the Canada–US border with Vermont, nestled in a valley of orchards crossed by the Pike River and at the foot of Mount Pinnacle.
| +Population trend[3] | |||
| Census | Population | Change (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,123 | 1.1% | |
| 2016 | 1,111 | 0.6% | |
| 2011 | 1,094 | 6.2% | |
| 2006 | 1,030 | 4.7% | |
| 2001 | 1,081 | 3.1% | |
| 1996 | 1,048 | 1.7% | |
| 1991 | 1,066 | 3.0% | |
| 1986 | 1,035 | N/A |
| +Mother tongue language (2021)[4] | |||
| Language | Population | Pct (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| French only | 845 | 75.1% | |
| English only | 200 | 17.8% | |
| Both English and French | 40 | 3.6% | |
| Other languages | 30 | 2.7% |
Frelighsburg is crossed by the Route 237. Route 213 starts in Frelighsburgh.