Chartierville, Quebec

Chartierville
Municipality

Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM.
Chartierville

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.300°N 71.200°W / 45.300; -71.200Coordinates: 45°18′N 71°12′W / 45.300°N 71.200°W / 45.300; -71.200[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Haut-Saint-François
Constituted January 1, 1879
Government[2]
  Mayor Jean Belhumeur
  Federal riding Compton—Stanstead
  Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
  Total 142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
  Land 140.93 km2 (54.41 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 307
  Density 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 18.8%
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0B 1K0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 210
Route 257
Website www.chartierville.ca

Chartierville is a small municipality of about 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border.

Chartierville is located on Route 257 South. Prior to its founding in 1870 by colonists from Saint-Hyacinthe, gold-seekers flocked to the area. This patch of land, 139 km square and 505 metres in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.

Magnetic Hill

A local attraction of interest is Magnetic Hill (Côte Magnétique), a gravity hill.[4]

Magnetic Hill in Chartierville, Quebec

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