Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn

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Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Parish municipality
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Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′N 70°51′W / 45.38°N 70.85°W / 45.38; -70.85Coordinates: 45°23′N 70°51′W / 45.38°N 70.85°W / 45.38; -70.85[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedJanuary 13, 1900
Government
[2]
 • MayorSteve Charrier
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total284.10 km2 (109.69 sq mi)
 • Land280.63 km2 (108.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total695
 • Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 0.9%
 • Dwellings
328
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1R0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 161
Route 212
Route 263

Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The population is 695 as of the Canada 2011 Census. A parish municipality is the territory of a parish established as a municipality.

Settlement began around 1880.[4]

It is 5km from Canada–United States border and the Coburn Gore-Woburn Border Crossing. Mount Gosford lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at an altitude of 1,193 metres (3,914 ft).

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 55699 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 30005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2430005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ^ "Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn". MRC du Granit. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

See also[]

Types of municipalities in Quebec

External links[]

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