| Region | Estrie |
|---|---|
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 1, 1858 |
| Mayor | Pierre-André Gagné |
| Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area total | 184.60 km² |
| Area land | 180.15 km² |
| Population total | 535 |
| Population as of | 2021 |
| Population density | 3 km² |
| Pop 2016-2021 | 0.9% |
| Dwellings | 272 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| Time zone (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0Y 1N0 |
| Area code | 819 |
Stornoway (French: Stornoway; Scottish Gaelic: Steòrnabhagh) is a small village of 500 people. It is a municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Granit in the administrative region of Estrie. It is named after Stornoway, a burgh on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland by Colin Noble in 1852, replacing Bruceville.
It is at the intersection of two provincial highways, Route 108 and Route 161. The town is listed as a Village rélais.[1]
External links
Former official website of Stornoway: "Municipalité de Stornoway". 2013-01-01. Archived 2013-01-01 at the Wayback Machine. (in French)
- Legendre Mill [dead link]
- Région du Lac-Mégantic (in French)
- Mégantic Region (in English)
- Stornoway (in French)
- Toponymy Commission of Quebec (in English)
- Affaires municipales et régions - cartes régionales (in French)
References
- ^ "Villages-relais | Québec 511". www.quebec511.info