Chartierville

Chartierville (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁtjevil] ^ⓘ) is a small municipality of about 300 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border.

Chartierville
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Chartierville Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.3°N 71.2°W / 45.3; -71.2[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Haut-Saint-François
Constituted	January 1, 1879
Named after	Jean-Baptiste Chartier[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Denis Dion
• Federal riding	Compton—Stanstead
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2][3]
• Total	142.60 km2 (55.06 sq mi)
• Land	141.94 km2 (54.80 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	319
• Density	2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	15.6%
• Dwellings	231
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 1K0
Area code	819
Highways	R-210 R-257
Website	www.chartierville.ca

Chartierville is located on Route 257 South. Prior to its founding in 1870 by colonists from Saint-Hyacinthe, gold-seekers flocked to the area. This patch of land, 142 square kilometers (55 square miles) and 505 meters (1657 feet) in altitude, is one of the highest regions in Quebec.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Chartierville
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.9 (57.0)	15 (59)	20.5 (68.9)	28 (82)	29.5 (85.1)	31 (88)	31.5 (88.7)	31.7 (89.1)	32.5 (90.5)	26 (79)	21 (70)	15 (59)	32.5 (90.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6.9 (19.6)	−4.2 (24.4)	0.8 (33.4)	8.4 (47.1)	15.9 (60.6)	20.4 (68.7)	22.7 (72.9)	21.7 (71.1)	17.6 (63.7)	10 (50)	3.4 (38.1)	−3.7 (25.3)	8.9 (48.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−11.7 (10.9)	−9.2 (15.4)	−4.3 (24.3)	3.5 (38.3)	10.4 (50.7)	15 (59)	17.5 (63.5)	16.6 (61.9)	12.5 (54.5)	5.7 (42.3)	−0.4 (31.3)	−7.9 (17.8)	4.0 (39.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−16.4 (2.5)	−14.1 (6.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	−1.5 (29.3)	4.7 (40.5)	9.6 (49.3)	12.2 (54.0)	11.4 (52.5)	7.4 (45.3)	1.3 (34.3)	−4.2 (24.4)	−12.1 (10.2)	−0.9 (30.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−37 (−35)	−33.3 (−27.9)	−33 (−27)	−17.8 (0.0)	−10.6 (12.9)	−3.2 (26.2)	0 (32)	−1.7 (28.9)	−6 (21)	−12.8 (9.0)	−25.5 (−13.9)	−44 (−47)	−44 (−47)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	110.8 (4.36)	90.5 (3.56)	90.2 (3.55)	93.5 (3.68)	111.8 (4.40)	140 (5.5)	138.1 (5.44)	134.9 (5.31)	104.8 (4.13)	128.2 (5.05)	108.0 (4.25)	120.1 (4.73)	1,370.9 (53.97)
Source: Environment Canada[4]

Attractions

A local attraction of interest is Magnetic Hill (Côte Magnétique), a gravity hill.^[5]

Magnetic Hill in Chartierville, Quebec