Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

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Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Entrance of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Entrance of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
Location within Memphrémagog RCM
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CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionEstrie
RCMMemphrémagog
ConstitutedMarch 28, 1901
Government
 • MayorJacques Demers
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingOrford
Area
 • Total99.20 km2 (38.30 sq mi)
 • Land86.34 km2 (33.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total2,741
 • Density31.7/km2 (82/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 10.6%
 • Dwellings
1,429
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways
A-55

Route 108
Route 141
Route 216

Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is a municipality in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, Canada.

Located along Quebec Route 108 on Little Lake Magog, it is the home of the "Marais" birdwatching sanctuary, the Eglise Sainte Catherine de Hatley, as well as the Dominique Savio primary School.[citation needed]

Geography

The lake Magog view at Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is located 10 km south of Sherbrooke and 10 km east of Magog, between the southeast shore of lake Magog and the west shore of lake Massawippi.

Establishments

Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley town hall

Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley includes a church, a cemetery, a community hall, two lakes (in part), Île du Marais, an inn-restaurant, a convenience store, a canteen, a butcher, a campsite, a horticulture center, a dog park, a theater, an antique dealer, a credit union, a primary school, a town hall as well as several tourist and recreational facilities.

The Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley Auberge (restaurant) located opposite the church is known for its Sunday brunches and the dining room's view of Mont-Orford.[citation needed]

Le Manoir aux mystères is a restaurant located directly in the center of the village, diagonal from the church.[citation needed]

Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley seen from lake Magog in winter.

Toponymy

The place was previously known as "Katevale".

"Originally, a mission was established in 1845 under the name of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley and was canonically erected in 1890. Subsequently, a municipality of the same name was created in 1901".[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reference number 56087 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley
  3. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: COMPTON--STANSTEAD (Quebec)
  4. ^ a b 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec
  5. ^ Toponymy: Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley

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