Stornoway, Quebec

Stornoway
Village of Stornoway
Village of Stornoway
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Stornoway is located in Southern Quebec
Stornoway
Stornoway
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°43′N 71°10′W / 45.72°N 71.17°W / 45.72; -71.17
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1858
Government
 • MayorMartine Brouard
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total
184.60 km2 (71.27 sq mi)
 • Land180.15 km2 (69.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
535
 • Density3/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 0.9%
 • Dwellings
272
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-108
R-161
Websitewww.munstornoway.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Stornoway (French: Stornoway; Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh) is a small village of 500 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 by Colin Noble in 1852, replacing Bruceville.

It is at the intersection of two provincial highways, Route 108 and Route 161. The town is listed as a Village rélais.

Geography

The Felton River estuary, where the Blanche and Noire rivers meet, is situated to the south-east of the municipality. The Legendre River joins the Felton River to the east of the municipality.

Demographics

References

  1. ↑ "Reference number 60885". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30105". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Stornoway, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Villages-relais | Québec 511". www.quebec511.info.

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