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Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Memphrémagog
Regional county municipality
Location of Memphrémagog
Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W / 45.267°N 72.083°W / 45.267; -72.083Coordinates: 45°16′N 72°05′W / 45.267°N 72.083°W / 45.267; -72.083
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
Effective January 1, 1982
County seat Magog
Government
 • Type Prefecture
 • Prefect Jacques Demers
Area
 • Total 1,449.00 km2 (559.46 sq mi)
 • Land 1,320.96 km2 (510.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 48,551
 • Density 36.8/km2 (95/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings 28,760
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 819
Website www.mrc
memphremagog.com

Memphrémagog is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended. the state of Vermont was established in 1791. The border of Lower Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north latitude. The territory immediately adjacent to it became part of Quebec in 1848.

There are 17 subdivisions within the RCM:

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:




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