Adstock is a municipality in the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 2,903.[2][3]
Adstock | |
|---|---|
 Mont Adstock | |
 Location within Les Appalaches RCM | |
  Adstock Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°03′N 71°05′W / 46.05°N 71.08°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | October 24, 2001 |
| Named for | Adstock[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pascal Binet |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 306.19 km2 (118.22 sq mi) |
| • Land | 290.03 km2 (111.98 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,903 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,767 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-267  R-269 |
| Website | www |
Adstock was created on February 14, 2001, after the amalgamation of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac and Sacré-Coeur-de-Marie-Partie-Sud. On October 24, 2001, Sainte-Anne-du-Lac joined the new municipality.[4]
Adstock was named after the township in which the former municipality of Saint-Méthode-de-Frontenac lies. The township was itself named after the village of Adstock in Buckinghamshire, England.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 365547". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31056". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Adstock, Quebec (Code 2431056) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, Municipal Affairs" (PDF). www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/cspq/en/. 2001.
External links edit
Media related to Adstock, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
