Newport, Quebec

Newport is a municipality of about 700 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. Newport has a small town called Island Brook.

Newport
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Newport
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°23′N 71°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
  MayorThérèse Ménard-Théroux
  Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
  Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
  Total272.50 km2 (105.21 sq mi)
  Land271.88 km2 (104.97 sq mi)
Population
  Total720
  Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
8.2%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1M0
Area code(s)819
Highways Route 108
Route 210
Route 212

On July 24, 2002, the then-township of Newport was amalgamated into the city of Cookshire-Eaton as part of the early 2000s municipal reorganization in Quebec. After a referendum, Newport de-merged and became an independent municipality on January 1, 2006. However, it remains part of the urban agglomeration of Cookshire-Eaton.

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