La Patrie, Quebec
La Patrie is a municipality in the south of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is located in the Estrie region, about 60 km east of the city of Sherbrooke. La Patrie is part of the Regional Municipality of Le Haut- Saint- François, has an area of 206.95 km ² and has 749 inhabitants ( 2011).
Geography
La Patrie is located a few kilometers southwest of Mont Mégantic ( 1105 m), the highest elevation of the Montérégie hills. The town on the left bank of the Rivière au Saumon is surrounded on all sides by vast forests. A part of the municipal district is Parc national du Mont- Mégantic. Around twelve kilometers south of the town, the border with the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Neighboring municipalities are Hampden in the North, Val- Racine in the northeast, Notre- Dame-des -Bois in the east, Chartierville in the south and Newport in the west.
History
The founding of La Patrie was made in 1873 by Pierre Vaillant, who had returned from Rhode Iceland to Quebec and opened a sawmill. The settlement was first called Notre- Dame-des -Bois, but soon sat down the name La Patrie ( " home " ) by, derived from the name of the local newspaper. 1878 was the parish, 1889, the civil parish. La Patrie was more than a century as an enclave in the midst of the congregation Ditton until it was incorporated on 24 December 1997.
Population
According to the 2011 census, La Patrie counted 749 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 3.6 inh. / Km ². 96.7 % of the population reported French as the main language, the proportion of English was 2.7 %. As a bilingual ( French and English) is referred to 0.7%. Only 68.0 % spoke French. In 2001, 97.5% of the population are Roman Catholic, and 1.3% were non-denominational.
Transport and the economy
In La Patrie cross two main roads, the route 212 in west-east direction and the route 257 in North-South direction.
The main industries of La Patrie have always been agriculture and the timber industry. The renowned guitar manufacturer Godin was founded here and operates in place today for one of the now six workshops. After the founding place named is a series of classical guitars.
Became famous for La Patrie also as a venue for biathlon race.