Saint-Benoît-du-Lac is a community of 43 people, part of the
Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality
Memphrémagog is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
History
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in the
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships (french: Cantons de l'Est) is an historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby in the southwest, to Drummondv ...
region of
Quebec
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. It only comprises an
abbey
An abbey is a type of monastery used by members of a religious order under the governance of an abbot or abbess. Abbeys provide a complex of buildings and land for religious activities, work, and housing of Christian monks and nuns.
The conce ...
, a cheese making facility, and its immediate surrounding lands.
History
The name Saint-Benoît-du-Lac refers to
Benedict of Nursia
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, founder of the
Benedictines
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, caption = Design on the obverse side of the Saint Benedict Medal
, abbreviation = OSB
, formation =
, motto = (English: 'Pray and Work')
, foun ...
. The municipality was founded on March 16, 1939 by splitting away from the municipality of
Austin
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.
Demographics
Population
Language
Mother tongue (2021)
See also
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Saint Benedict Abbey, Quebec
Saint Benedict Abbey (french: Abbaye Saint-Benoit) is an Abbey in Saint-Benoît-du-Lac, Quebec, Canada, and was founded in 1912 by the exiled ( Fontenelle Abbey) of St. Wandrille, France under Abbot Dom Joseph Pothier, liturgist and scholar who ...
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List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
External links
Official website
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie