Dudswell, Quebec

Dudswell is a municipality of 1,600 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada.

St. Paul's Anglican Church in the Marbleton sector of Dudswell.
Dudswell
Municipality
L'église Saint-Adolphe, Dudswell and the Notre Dame Mountains
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Dudswell
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°35′N 71°35′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedOctober 11, 1995
Government
 • MayorClaude Corriveau
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
 • Total223.70 km2 (86.37 sq mi)
 • Land219.08 km2 (84.59 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,771
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.4%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 112
Route 255

References
  1. Reference number 308937 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 41117 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2441117) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

Notable residents
  • Ralph Gustafson (1909-1995), poet and professor of literature at Bishop's University
  • Eva Tanguay (1878-1947), singer, comedienne, vaudevillian and early example of 20th century celebrity culture
  • Robert Atkinson Davis 4th premier of Manitoba.



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