Frelighsburg, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Frelighsburg, is a municipality located in the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality
, which is part of the administrative region of the Montérégie
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
was 1,030. It is located in an area historically considered to be part of the Eastern Townships
.
Frelighsburg is a beautiful village situated around Mt. Pinnacle. Many small businesses are rooted in this small area, including "Les Sucreries de L'Erable"; a small resto/bakery that is also situated in Montreal and other small towns. The village is peaceful all around and is one of the many historic sites in the Eastern Townships
.
and slabs (slang
for bark
) that were there.
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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, which is part of the administrative region of the Montérégie
Montérégie
Montérégie is an administrative region in southwest Québec. It includes the cities of Boucherville, Brossard, Granby, Longueuil, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Hyacinthe, Sorel-Tracy, and Vaudreuil-Dorion....
. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
was 1,030. It is located in an area historically considered to be part of the Eastern Townships
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
.
Population
Population trend| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,030 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 1,081 | 3.1% |
| 1996 | 1,048 | 1.7% |
| 1991 | 1,066 | N/A |
Language
Mother tongue language (2006)| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 855 | 84.65% |
| English only | 120 | 11.88% |
| Both English and French | 15 | 1.49% |
| Other languages | 20 | 1.98% |
Frelighsburg is a beautiful village situated around Mt. Pinnacle. Many small businesses are rooted in this small area, including "Les Sucreries de L'Erable"; a small resto/bakery that is also situated in Montreal and other small towns. The village is peaceful all around and is one of the many historic sites in the Eastern Townships
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
.
Toponymy
One of the first pioneers, Abram or Abraham Freligh, from Clinton (New York), gave his name to the municipality. He was running a sawmill for many years. Frelighsburg had other names in the past like Conroy's Mills, another mill owner and Slab City because of the great quantities of sawdustSawdust
Sawdust is a by-product of cutting lumber with a saw, composed of fine particles of wood. It can present a hazard in manufacturing industries, especially in terms of its flammability....
and slabs (slang
Slang
Slang is the use of informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's language or dialect but are considered more acceptable when used socially. Slang is often to be found in areas of the lexicon that refer to things considered taboo...
for bark
Bark
Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside of the vascular cambium and is a nontechnical term. It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark. The inner...
) that were there.