Chartierville (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁtjevil] ⓘ) is a small municipality of about 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border.
Chartierville is located on Route 257 South. Prior to its founding in 1870 by colonists from Saint-Hyacinthe, gold-seekers flocked to the area. This patch of land, 142 square kilometers (55 square miles) and 505 meters (1657 feet) in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.
Geography
Climate
| Climate data for Chartierville | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
15 (59) |
20.5 (68.9) |
28 (82) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31 (88) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
26 (79) |
21 (70) |
15 (59) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10 (50) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15 (59) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.2 (54.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37 (−35) |
−33.3 (−27.9) |
−33 (−27) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
0 (32) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−6 (21) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−44 (−47) |
−44 (−47) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 110.8 (4.36) |
90.5 (3.56) |
90.2 (3.55) |
93.5 (3.68) |
111.8 (4.40) |
140 (5.5) |
138.1 (5.44) |
134.9 (5.31) |
104.8 (4.13) |
128.2 (5.05) |
108.0 (4.25) |
120.1 (4.73) |
1,370.9 (53.97) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
Attractions
A local attraction of interest is Magnetic Hill (Côte Magnétique), a gravity hill.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 12580". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada, Based from the Notre-Dame-des-Bois Weather Station https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?searchType=stnName&txtStationName=NOTRE+DAME+DES+BOIS&searchMethod=contains&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&stnID=5428&dispBack=1 Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010], accessed 4 July 2024
- ^ Rogers, Barbar Radcliffe (August 2015). New Hampshire's Northern Tip, nhmagazine.com
External links
Media related to Chartierville at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of the Municipality of Chartierville
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