Notre-Dame-des-Bois is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. The population was 1,028 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Notre-Dame-des-Bois
Municipality
Notre-Dame-des-Bois, Québec (Canada). View from the road to the summit of Mont-Mégantic.
Location within Le Granit RCM
Notre-Dame-des-Bois Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°24′N 71°04′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	January 1, 1877
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Louis Gobeil
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2][3]
• Total	192.10 km2 (74.17 sq mi)
• Land	192.51 km2 (74.33 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between to authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	1,028
• Density	5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	9.6%
• Dwellings	817
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0B 2E0
Area code	819
Highways	Route 212
Website	www.notredamedesbois.qc.ca

Located in the Appalachians, it lies at 555 metres in altitude, making it one of the highest towns in Quebec. Mont-Mégantic National Park is located in Notre-Dame-des-Bois and is one of the biggest tourism draws to the region.

Sources

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

External links

• Media related to Notre-Dame-des-Bois at Wikimedia Commons