Milan, Quebec

Milan is a municipality of about 300 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada.

Milan
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM
Milan Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°36′N 71°08′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	1 June 1948
Named after	Milan, Italy[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jacques Bergeron
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2][3]
• Total	130.80 km2 (50.50 sq mi)
• Land	129.44 km2 (49.98 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	318
• Density	2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2016–2021	6.4%
• Dwellings	212
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0Y 1E0
Area code	819
Highways	R-214
Website	www.munmilan.qc.ca

The community was established 1877 by Scottish immigrants from Lewis, and originally known as Marsden. Due to confusion with the township of Marston, the community's name was changed to Milan some years later.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Milan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16 (61)	16 (61)	21.5 (70.7)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31.5 (88.7)	33.3 (91.9)	32.2 (90.0)	30 (86)	26.7 (80.1)	21.7 (71.1)	17.2 (63.0)	33.3 (91.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−6.6 (20.1)	−5.1 (22.8)	0.7 (33.3)	7.5 (45.5)	16.1 (61.0)	20.7 (69.3)	22.8 (73.0)	21.5 (70.7)	16.5 (61.7)	10 (50)	2.7 (36.9)	−3.7 (25.3)	8.6 (47.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−11.9 (10.6)	−10.6 (12.9)	−4.8 (23.4)	2.4 (36.3)	10 (50)	14.8 (58.6)	17.3 (63.1)	16.1 (61.0)	11.3 (52.3)	5.3 (41.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	−8.5 (16.7)	3.3 (37.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−17.2 (1.0)	−16 (3)	−10.2 (13.6)	−2.8 (27.0)	3.9 (39.0)	9 (48)	11.7 (53.1)	10.7 (51.3)	6 (43)	0.6 (33.1)	−5.4 (22.3)	−13.3 (8.1)	−1.9 (28.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−38.3 (−36.9)	−39 (−38)	−34.5 (−30.1)	−22.8 (−9.0)	−12.2 (10.0)	−2.2 (28.0)	0 (32)	−1.1 (30.0)	−8.5 (16.7)	−12.8 (9.0)	−26 (−15)	−35 (−31)	−39 (−38)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	105.8 (4.17)	89.2 (3.51)	101.1 (3.98)	85.8 (3.38)	105.7 (4.16)	127.5 (5.02)	125.9 (4.96)	137.9 (5.43)	115.8 (4.56)	104.7 (4.12)	109.8 (4.32)	113.1 (4.45)	1,322.4 (52.06)
Source: Environment Canada[4]