Quebec Route 208
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Route 208 is a provincial highway located in the Estrie
region of Quebec
, which links Ayer's Cliff to Martinville via Hatley and Compton. In each of these latter cities it briefly overlaps with Route 143
and Route 147
respectively.
Estrie
The Estrie is an administrative region of Quebec that overlaps mostly the Eastern Townships. Estrie, a French neologism, was coined as a derivative of est, "east."...
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, which links Ayer's Cliff to Martinville via Hatley and Compton. In each of these latter cities it briefly overlaps with Route 143
Quebec route 143
Route 143 is a north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Until the mid-1970s when the province decided to renumber all highways other than autoroutes, it was known as Route/Highway 5...
and Route 147
Quebec route 147
Route 147 is a two-lane north/south highway on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its northern terminus is in Waterville at the junction of Route 143, and the southern terminus is at the border with Norton, Vermont, where the road continues as Vermont Route...
respectively.
Municipalities along Route 208
- Ayer's CliffAyer's Cliff, QuebecAyer's Cliff is a village on Lake Massawippi, near the mouth of the Tomifobia River, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec located just north of the Vermont/Canada border....
- HatleyHatley, QuebecHatley is a village of 700 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec.An otherwise quiet and tiny agricultural village, one of Hatley's main claims to fame is its annual Canada Day Celebration which always takes place on July 1st...
- ComptonCompton, QuebecCompton is a municipality in the regional county municipality of Coaticook and the administrative region of Estrie. And Home Of the world famous Sanders Farm and Vallons Maraichers farm, organic vegetable growers in the Deep Root Organic Cooperative of Vermont....
- MartinvilleMartinville, QuebecMartinville is a municipality in Quebec. The population was 467 in 2006....
Major intersections
| RCM or ET | Municipality | Km | Junction | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphrémagog Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec Memphrémagog is a Quebec Regional County Municipality in Canada.-History:After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended with the establishment of the state of Vermont. The border of Upper Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north... |
Ayer's Cliff | 0.0 | 141 SOUTH: to Stanstead-Est Stanstead-Est, Quebec Stanstead-Est is a municipality in Quebec.... 141 NORTH: to Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley, Quebec Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley is a municipality on Quebec Route 108 along Little Lake Magog. It is part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. It is the home of the "Marais" birdwatching sanctuary, the Eglise Sainte Catherine de Hatley, as well as... |
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| Hatley | 4.4 5.0 |
(Overlap 0.6km) | 143 SOUTH: to Stanstead-Est 143 NORTH: to Hatley Township Hatley, Quebec (township) Hatley is a township in the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. The township had a population of 1,786 in the Canada 2006 Census.-References:... |
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| Compton | 20.9 21.2 |
(Overlap 0.3km) | 147 NORTH: to Waterville Waterville, Quebec Waterville is a city of 1,800 people in southeastern Quebec, Canada, in the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Waterville owes its existence to water-power, harnessed first by a sawmill and subsequently by several other industries, which attracted its initial British, Loyalist and American... 147 SOUTH: to Coaticook Coaticook, Quebec Coaticook is a town in southeastern Quebec, Canada on the Coaticook River; it is the seat of the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. Its southern border is also the border with the United States-Communities:... |
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| Martinville | 31.3 | 251 SOUTH: to Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton, Quebec Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton is a township in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Coaticook Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 440 in the Canada 2006 Census.... 251 NORTH: to Cookshire-Eaton Cookshire-Eaton, Quebec Cookshire-Eaton is a ville in the Estrie region in Quebec. It was formed in 2002 by the amalgamation of the villages of Cookshire and Sawyerville, and the township of Eaton. It is the seat of Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality.... |
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External links
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
- Route 208 on Google Maps