Stornoway, Quebec
| Stornoway | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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 Location within Le Granit RCM. | |
  Stornoway Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°43′N 71°10′W / 45.717°N 71.167°WCoordinates: 45°43′N 71°10′W / 45.717°N 71.167°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 1, 1858 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Pierre-André Gagné |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 184.60 km2 (71.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 181.47 km2 (70.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 559 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.3% |
| • Dwellings | 250 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0Y 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways |
 Route 108  Route 161 |
| Website |
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Stornoway, Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh is a small village of 600 people. It is a municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Granit in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.
It is at the intersection of two provincial highways, Route 108 and Route 161.
References
- Répertoire des municipalités du Québec
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales
- Municipalité de Stornoway
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