Newport 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 700 people in
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Le Haut-Saint-François (; ''The Upper Saint-François t. Francis'' is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. Its seat is in Cookshire-Eaton, and it is named for the Saint-François River which runs ...
, in Quebec, Canada. Newport has a small town called Island Brook.
On July 24, 2002, the then-
township
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of Newport was amalgamated into the city of
Cookshire-Eaton as part of the
early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec. After
a referendum, Newport de-merged and became an independent municipality on January 1, 2006. However, it remains part of the
urban agglomeration of Cookshire-Eaton.
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 ...
References
External links
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie
Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
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