North Hatley is a village of 675 people (2021 Census), located at the north end of Lake Massawippi. It is part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of

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, Canada, also known as Estrie or Cantons de l'Est in French. Locals usually have to drive to the nearby towns of Magog or

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to find big-city amenities, although there are smaller stores and cafés in the town which are open year-round. Those include Emporium (antiques), The Pomegranate (antiques), LeBaron's Store (grocery store and gift shop), The Pilsen Pub, and Accommodation Massawippi (convenience store) among others.

History

Many of the first settlers around North Hatley were United Empire Loyalists, mostly farmers, who left New England in the years following the American Declaration of Independence in 1776. The village owes most of its great houses and particular architecture to its first aristocrats, and mostly Americans from south of the

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, North Hatley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Local government

List of former mayors: * Stephan Doré (2001–2009) * Michael Page (2009–2021) * Marcella Davis Gerrish (2021–Present)

In media

North Hatley was the location for the shooting of a few films, including '' Secret Window'' with

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,. North Hatley was mentioned in the television show ''

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'' as the location of the Cigarette Smoking Man's hideout (in the episode "The Red and the Black"). North Hatley was the setting for the 2003 film ''

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''. Some of its landmarks, including the North Hatley sign, can be seen throughout the movie. However, the bulk of the movie was filmed in Hudson.

Notable people

Several Canadian Modernist poets, including F. R. Scott, Louis Dudek, Ralph Gustafson, Ronald Sutherland, and

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, have lived in North Hatley.Susan Stromberg-Stein, ''Louis Dudek: A Biographical Introduction to his Poetry'', 131. It is also home to many artists and craftspeople, including Emily LeBaron, an artist, antiquarian, art teacher and community organizer, and also Naisi LeBaron, known locally for her "art naive" paintings of village life in North Hatley and environs, as well as local graphic artist Mellanie Beauchamp. North Hatley also has in its history philanthropists well committed to their community, such as Arthur Russell Virgin and Janet Blake.

References

External links

Eastern Townships Tours

Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

Commission de toponymie du Québec
{{authority control Villages in Quebec Incorporated places in Estrie