Nantes, Quebec

Village de Nantes
—  City  —
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
MRC	Estrie
Established	1874
Government
- Type	Village
- Mayor	Ginette Dupuis
- Governing Body
- MP
- MNA
Area
- Total	120.47 km2 (46.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
- Total	1,443
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)

Nantes is a village of 1,443 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. Situated between Stornoway and Lac-Mégantic, where the railroad use to cross, is the village of Nantes.

History

Nantes use to be called Spring Hill. In 1856, Scottish settlers established their camps. It was called in gaelique Drum-A-Vack. Later, French-Canadian families took over the camps in 1905. A train station and a postal office are added to the community in 1879 and in 1898, two sawmills, two telegraph offices, and two general stores were added as well.

Twin town

• Nantes, France

entrance to Nantes

Coordinates: 45°38′7″N 71°1′55.9″W / 45.63528°N 71.032194°W / 45.63528; -71.032194