Fortierville
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Fortierville (French pronunciation: [fɔʁtjevil]) is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. Aurore Gagnon who died here from a severe case of child abuse in the early 1920s, is a historical figure of the municipality.
Fortierville | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Bécancour RCM | |
  Fortierville Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′N 72°02′W[1][3] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Bécancour |
| Constituted | June 3, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julie Pressé |
| • Federal riding | Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.40 km2 (17.14 sq mi) |
| • Land | 44.55 km2 (17.20 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 660 |
| • Density | 14.8/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 301 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-226  R-265 |
| Website | www |
Climate
| Climate data for Fortierville, Quebec (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1973–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
12.5 (54.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.2 (81.0) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12 (10) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4 (25) |
4.4 (39.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
5.8 (42.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.0 (−41.8) |
−38.5 (−37.3) |
−32 (−26) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−10.0 (14.0) |
−25.0 (−13.0) |
−36.0 (−32.8) |
−41.0 (−41.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.6 (3.17) |
68.8 (2.71) |
78.7 (3.10) |
93.7 (3.69) |
91.6 (3.61) |
107.8 (4.24) |
132.7 (5.22) |
102.6 (4.04) |
94.5 (3.72) |
104.5 (4.11) |
82.3 (3.24) |
100.3 (3.95) |
1,138 (44.80) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 24.8 (0.98) |
14.0 (0.55) |
30.2 (1.19) |
78.6 (3.09) |
90.7 (3.57) |
107.8 (4.24) |
132.7 (5.22) |
102.6 (4.04) |
94.5 (3.72) |
102.2 (4.02) |
62.7 (2.47) |
38.0 (1.50) |
878.7 (34.59) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 56.3 (22.2) |
54.6 (21.5) |
46.6 (18.3) |
14.5 (5.7) |
0.8 (0.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.6 (1.0) |
18.6 (7.3) |
59.3 (23.3) |
253.2 (99.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 14.0 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 14.3 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 159.3 |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 3.0 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 11.2 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 14.2 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 118.1 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 12.5 | 10.7 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 0.21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 50.1 |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
