Saint-Alphonse, Montérégie, Quebec
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby | |
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| Municipality | |
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 Location within La Haute-Yamaska RCM. |
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 Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby
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| Coordinates: 45°20′N 72°49′W / 45.333°N 72.817°WCoordinates: 45°20′N 72°49′W / 45.333°N 72.817°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | La Haute-Yamaska |
| Constituted | December 30, 1890 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcel Gaudreau |
| • Federal riding | Shefford |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.20 km2 (19.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 49.93 km2 (19.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,125 |
| • Density | 62.6/km2 (162/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 7.1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,124 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0E 2A0 |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways A-10
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 Route 139
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| Website | www |
Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 3,125.
Before October 25, 2008 it was known simply as Saint-Alphonse.
Approximately halfway between Montreal and Sherbrooke, Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby's geography is mainly flat and its great fields have been exploited for agricultural ends (maize is most popularly grown) and for grazing for centuries now; this region distinguishes itself by the presence of rocky zones that form outcrops scattered randomly (some of this rock is exploited in the municipality's large private quarry, owned by Groupe Sintra), mixed forests are also found but are threatened by deforestation serving for residential and commercial expansion. The Yamaska River flows through Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby, many creeks and ditches empty themselves in it there and a bridge allows autoroute 10 to pass over its waters. The crossing of autoroute 10 (at exit 68) and route 139 happens on this territory near its border with the town of Granby.
The neighboring towns are Ange Gardien, Granby, Bromont, Brigham, Cowansville, Farnham et East Farnham, there is also an access to Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford. The regional cycling network La route des champs traverses St-Alphonse, connecting it to many more towns via bike.
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