Le Granit (Granite) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Located directly south of Quebec City, it borders the region of Chaudière-Appalaches, as well as the US states of New Hampshire and Maine. It is named for its abundance of granite. Created in 1982, Le Granit's seat is Lac-Mégantic. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Following is a list of the regional county municipalites, territories, and newly amalgamated cities (villes) in the province of Quebec. ... Categories: Regions of Quebec | Quebec geography | Canada-place stubs ... The first European explorer to reach Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (Gift of God shall make prosper) Area: 547. ... Map of Quebec showing Chaudière-Appalaches in red Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. ... ... State nickname: Granite State, Mother of Rivers, White Mountain State, Switzerland of America [1] Official languages English Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Senators Judd Gregg (R) John Sununu (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 46th 24,239 km² 3. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Official languages None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Senators Olympia Snowe (R) Susan Collins (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 13. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Lac-Mégantic is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on a lake of the same name. ...

Le Granit had 21,830 inhabitants residing in 10,237 private dwellings, according to the Canada 2001 Census. It had a 2.6 percent population growth rate between 1996 and 2001. The Canada 2001 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. ...

Le Granit contains the following incorporated places:

• Audet
• Courcelles
• Frontenac
• Lac-Drolet
• Lac-Mégantic
• Lambton
• Marston
• Milan
• Nantes
• Notre-Dame-des-Bois
• Piopolis
• Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
• Saint-Ludger
• Saint-Robert-Bellarmin
• Saint-Romain
• Saint-Sébastien
• Sainte-Cécile-de-Whitton
• Stornoway
• Stratford
• Val-Racine

Lac-Mégantic is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on a lake of the same name. ...

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Sherbrooke City | Asbestos | Coaticook | Le Granit | Le Haut-Saint-François | Memphrémagog | Le Val-Saint-François Categories: Regions of Quebec | Quebec geography | Canada-place stubs ... Flag of Quebec. ... Downtown Sherbrooke with the Saint-François River in the foreground Sherbrooke (2001 population 75,916, post-merger population 141,200) is a city in south-eastern Quebec, Canada. ... Asbestos Regional County Municipality is located in Central Quebec. ... Categories: Stub ... Le Haut-Saint-François is a Regional County Municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada in the Estrie region. ... Memphrémagog is a Quebec Regional County Municipality in Canada. ... Le Val-Saint-François is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada. ... Neighbouring regions: Chaudière-Appalaches | Montérégie | Centre-du-Québec Map of Quebec showing Chaudière-Appalaches in red Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. ... Map (2001) of the Regional County Municipalities making up Montérégie Montérégie is an administrative region in the southwestern corner of Quebec. ... Map of Quebec showing Centre-du-Québec in red Centre-du-Québec (french for Central Quebec) is a region of Quebec. ...