Country Canada RCM Le Haut-Saint-François Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 206.7 km² Province Québec Area code 819 | Region Estrie Constituted December 24, 1997 Postal code(s) J0B 1Y0 Population 749 (2011) Local time Friday 2:34 AM | |
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Weather -14°C, Wind NW at 3 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
La Patrie is a municipality of about 750 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is located at the base of Mont Mégantic.
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Map of La Patrie, QC, Canada
Some industries specializing in the field of forestry have settled in La Patrie. Notably, the company Guitabec which produces guitars under the label Godin has a manufacturing facility in La Patrie.
Light pollution
Participating in a program initiated and established by the Mont-Mégantic National Park in collaboration with Hydro-Québec, the village of La Patrie has greatly reduced its light pollution, which strongly affects the Mont Mégantic Observatory.
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La Patrie, Quebec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA