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Chesterville, Quebec
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chesterville |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Chesterville.jpeg |
| image_caption | Chesterville in 2009 |
| nickname | Quebec's little Switzerland |
| image_map | Chesterville Quebec location diagram.png |
| map_caption | Location within Arthabaska RCM. |
| pushpin_map | Canada Southern Quebec |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in southern Quebec. |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Centre-du-Québec |
| subdivision_type3 | RCM |
| subdivision_name3 | Arthabaska |
| established_title | Settled |
| established_date | 1835-1849 |
| established_title1 | Constituted |
| established_date1 | December 18, 1982 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Louis Lafleur |
| leader_title1 | Federal riding |
| leader_name1 | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| leader_title2 | Prov. riding |
| leader_name2 | Drummond–Bois-Francs |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 117.00 |
| area_land_km2 | 116.72 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 877 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_density_km2 | 7.5 |
| population_blank1_title | Pop 2016-2021 |
| population_blank1 | 4.9% |
| timezone | EST |
| utc_offset | −5 |
| timezone_DST | EDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −4 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code(s) |
| postal_code | G0P 1J0 |
| area_code | 819 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
| website |
Chesterville () is a municipality in the Arthabaska district of the Centre-du-Québec (Bois-Francs) region of Quebec, on Route 161 approximately 130 km northeast of Montreal.
Geography
The town's mountainous terrain in the heart of the Canadian Appalachians has earned it the nickname of "Quebec's little Switzerland," and boasts a picturesque location adjacent to the northern Nicolet river.
History
The first settlers to the area arrived in 1835, but colonization actually began in spring 1849 with the establishment of a Catholic parish.
Demographics
The principal source of income in Chesterville is agriculture and forest exploitation.
Attractions
The free annual Symposium L'Accueil des Grands Peintres (art symposium) attracts many art lovers and features exhibits, artist conferences, workshops, local fare, and other cultural activities.
«Clairière - Art et Nature» is a 2 km forest path and natural amphitheatre dedicated to Professional site specific visual arts and musical concerts. Annual week-ends events are presented in August and September; they are open to the public.
References
References
- "Home".
- (9 February 2022). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chesterville, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec".
- {{mamrot. 39030
- {{toponymie. 137697
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