Frelighsburg
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Frelighsburg is a municipality in the Estrie region of southern Quebec, Canada, on the border with Vermont. It is at the foot of Mount Pinnacle, part of the Appalachian Mountains.
Frelighsburg | |
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The Freligh Mill on Pike River | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM. | |
  Frelighsburg Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°03′N 72°50′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Constituted | September 28, 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lucie Dagenais |
| • Federal riding | Brome—Missisquoi |
| • Prov. riding | Brome-Missisquoi |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.60 km2 (48.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 123.31 km2 (47.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,123 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 622 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-213  R-237 |
| Website | https://frelighsburg.ca/ |
Administratively, it is within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, in Estrie. Its population, as of the Canada 2021 Census, was 1,123.
History
The land that is now Frelighsburg was originally inhabited by the Abenaki people. It was established as a colony in the late 1790s by American Loyalists, including pioneer Abram Freligh, a physician of German origin who lived in Clinton, New York. The sawmill built by his son in 1839, and several other buildings from the 19th century are considered historical monuments. Prior to being named Frelighsburgh, it was named Conroy's Mills, named after another mill owner, and Slab City because of the large quantities of sawdust and slabs (slang for bark) in the area.[1]
Geography
Frelighsburg is located less than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the Canada–US border with Vermont, nestled in a valley of orchards, crossed by the Pike River and at the foot of Mount Pinnacle.
Climate
| Climate data for Frelighsburg, Quebec (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1993–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.5 (86.9) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
6.8 (44.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.9 (8.8) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −37.0 (−34.6) |
−31.8 (−25.2) |
−29.1 (−20.4) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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Infrastructure
Gallery
Frelighsburg Town Hall
Hunter Falls
Ecole Saint-François d'Assise
Orchard - Maison d'époque.
