Frontenac is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
in
Le Granit Regional County Municipality
Le Granit (''Granite'') is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. ...
in
Estrie
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,
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, on the
Canada–United States border
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. Its population was 1,650 as of the
Canada 2011 Census.
Toponymy
The area was settled heavily from 1870 to 1880 by colonizers from the
United Kingdom
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and the
United States
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. As such, it was known until 1959 as the united counties of Spaulding and Ditchfield (''cantons unis de Spaulding-et-Ditchfield''). The municipality was renamed in honour of
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (; 22 May 162228 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698. He established a n ...
, a
governor general
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of
New France
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who played a significant role in the development of the
colony
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. Today's population is predominantly
French-speaking.
See also
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Zec Louise-Gosford
References
Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
External links
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie
Le Granit Regional County Municipality