Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is a municipality in 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 region of Quebec, Canada.
Located along
Quebec Route 108 on
Little Lake Magog, it is the home of the "Marais" birdwatching sanctuary, the Eglise Sainte Catherine de Hatley, as well as the Dominique Savio primary School.
Geography
![Lake Magog in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Lake_Magog_in_Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley.JPG)
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is located 10 km south of
Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional cou ...
and 10 km east of
Magog, between the southeast shore of
lake Magog
Lake Magog is a freshwater lake located in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by three municipalities: Sherbrooke, Magog and Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley. Located in the Appalachian geological province, Lake Magog consists of sedi ...
and the west shore of
lake Massawippi.
Establishments
![Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley City Hall](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley_City_Hall.JPG)
Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley includes a church, a cemetery, a community hall, two lakes (in part), Île du Marais, an inn-restaurant, a convenience store, a canteen, a butcher, a campsite, a horticulture center, a dog park, a theater, an antique dealer, a credit union, a primary school, a town hall as well as several tourist and recreational facilities.
The Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley Auberge (restaurant) located opposite the church is known for its Sunday brunches and the dining room's view of Mont-Orford.
Le Manoir aux mystères is a restaurant located directly in the center of the village, diagonal from the church.
Toponymy
The place was previously known as "Katevale".
"Originally, a mission was established in 1845 under the name of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley and was canonically erected in 1890. Subsequently, a municipality of the same name was created in 1901".
Toponymy: Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
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See also
* Piggery Theatre
The Piggery Theatre (''French: Le Théâtre Piggery'') is a summer community theater in Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, in Estrie, in Quebec, Canada. By 1990, the Piggery was already the oldest profe ...
* Arthur Russell Virgin
* List of municipalities in Quebec
References
External links
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie