Orford, Quebec
Township municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Orford is a township municipality of about 5,000 people in Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
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Coordinates: 45.38°N 72.2°W / 45.38; -72.2[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Memphrémagog |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Named for | Orford, Suffolk[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Bastien |
• Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
• Prov. riding | Orford |
Area | |
• Total | 148.60 km2 (57.37 sq mi) |
• Land | 136.14 km2 (52.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[4] | |
• Total | 5,007 |
• Density | 36.8/km2 (95/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 15.4% |
• Dwellings | 3,099 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-141 R-220 |
Website | www |
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Orford's main attraction is its ski resort on Mount Orford, attracting thousands of people every winter.
Orford is well known for the Mont-Orford National Park. The park has thousands of acres of forest and two major lakes, Stukley and Fraser. Cherry river runs through the park and ends up in Lake Memphremagog. The township has many lakes and is a tourist destination in Quebec.