Frontenac, Quebec Explained

Frontenac
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Estrie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Le Granit
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1882
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jean-Denis Cloutier
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Mégantic—L'Érable
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Mégantic
Area Total Km2:244.60
Area Land Km2:222.73
Population Total:1650
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:7.4
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 1.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:885
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G6B 2S1
Area Code:819
Blank Name:Highways
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Frontenac 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.

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