Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Quebec

Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Municipality
Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec (Canada). View from the road to the summit of Mont-Mégantic.
Location within Le Granit RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Bois Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.400°N 71.067°WCoordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W / 45.400°N 71.067°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	January 1, 1877
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean-Louis Gobeil
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area[2][3]
• Total	192.10 km^2 (74.17 sq mi)
• Land	191.77 km^2 (74.04 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	911
• Density	4.8/km^2 (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.5%
• Dwellings	825
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0B 2E0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	Route 212
Website	www.notredame desbois.qc.ca

Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. The population was 911 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Located in the Appalachians, it lies at 555 metres in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Quebec. Mont-Mégantic National Park is located in Notre-Dame-des-Bois and is one of the biggest tourism draws to the region.

Sources

1. Reference number 44865 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 30010 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2430010) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire