Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton

Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn də bɔltən]) is a municipality of 800 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada. It was named after the Roman Catholic parish serving the municipality.^[1]

Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton
Municipality
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
St-Étienne-de-Bolton Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°22′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Memphrémagog
Constituted	May 27, 1939
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Michèle Turcotte
• Federal riding	Brome—Missisquoi
• Prov. riding	Orford
Area [2][4]
• Total	49.00 km2 (18.92 sq mi)
• Land	47.27 km2 (18.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[4]
• Total	816
• Density	17.3/km2 (45/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	21.1%
• Dwellings	572
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0E 2E0
Area codes	450 and 579
Highways A-10	R-112 R-245
Website	www.sedb.qc.ca

Geography

Located a few kilometers east of Magog east, it is bounded to the east by the Missisquoi River North, 50 km southwest of Sherbrooke. The municipality of Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton is close to Mont Foster and is the second-smallest municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:^[5]

Census	Population	Change
2021	816	21.1%
2016	674	26.2%
2011	534	7.7%
2006	496	7.1%
2001	463	15.8%
1996	400	6.1%
1991	377	N/A

Language

Mother tongue (2021)^[4]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	730	89.0%
English only	55	6.7%
English and French	10	1.2%
Non-official languages	20	2.4%

Transportation

Railways

Canadian Pacific Railway operates a railway line that passes through Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.

Highways

Quebec Autoroute 10, Quebec Route 112 and Quebec Route 245 serve Saint-Étienne-de-Bolton.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec