Hatley, Quebec (municipality)
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Hatley is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
of about 771 people, in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the
Estrie Estrie () is an List of Quebec regions, administrative region of Quebec that comprises the Eastern Townships. ''Estrie'', a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of ''est'', "east". Originally settled by anglophones, today it is about 90 pe ...
region of
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, Canada. It lies to the south of the township municipality of the same name. An otherwise quiet and tiny agricultural setting, one of Hatley's main claims to fame is its annual
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Celebration which always takes place on July 1. Along with a parade (featuring horses, floats,
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s, tractors, children on decorated bikes and any number of other entrants), the day includes games for children, artisan vendors, a book sale, community lunch, local performers, and ends off with a fireworks display.


Demographics


Population

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 340 (total dwellings: 472)


Language

Mother tongue (2021)2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Hatley, Quebec (municipality)
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See also

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List of anglophone communities in Quebec This is a list of anglophone communities in the Canadian province of Quebec. Municipalities with a high percentage of English-speakers in Quebec are listed. The provincial average of Quebecers whose mother tongue is English is 7.6%, with a tot ...
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* {{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Estrie