Fortierville
Fortierville 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 | |
| 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 (2021) | |
| • 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) | G0S 1J0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-226 R-265 |
| Website | www |
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