Nantes, Quebec

Nantes
—  Municipality  —
Nantes
Coordinates (1244, rue Principale[1]): 45°38′N 71°02′W / 45.633°N 71.033°W / 45.633; -71.033Coordinates: 45°38′N 71°02′W / 45.633°N 71.033°W / 45.633; -71.033[2]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	January 1, 1874
Government[1]
• Mayor	Bernard Isabel
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic-Compton
Area[1][3]
• Total	120.50 km2 (46.53 sq mi)
• Land	120.39 km2 (46.48 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,374
• Density	11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)
• Change (2006–11)	4.3%
• Dwellings	654
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0Y 1G0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.munantes.qc.ca

Nantes is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated between Stornoway and Lac-Mégantic, where the railroad used to cross. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 1,374.

History

Nantes used to be called Spring Hill. In 1856, Scottish settlers established their camps. It was called in gaelique Drum-A-Vack. Later, French-Canadian families took over the camps in 1905. A train station and a postal office are added to the community in 1879 and in 1898, two sawmills, two telegraph offices, and two general stores were added as well.

Twin town

• Nantes, France

entrance to Nantes

References

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