Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish
in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit
in Estrie
, Quebec
, Canada
. Population is 701 as of 2006. Mount Gosford
lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at 1,193 metres of altitude.
The border crossing
of Woburn-Coburn Gore
is located roughly five kilometres from the town centre, linking Quebec Route 161
with Maine State Route 27
. The border crossing offers a 24-hour year-round service.
Types of municipalities in Quebec
The following is a list of the types of local and supralocal territorial units in Quebec, including those used solely for statistical purposes, as defined by the Institut de la Statistique du Québec....
in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit
Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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in Estrie
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."...
, 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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Population is 701 as of 2006. Mount Gosford
Mount Gosford
Mount Gosford is a mountain located in southern Quebec, Canada at the border with Maine. It lies entirely in Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn in Estrie and is part of the White Mountains of the Appalachians. It is named after Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, governor general of British North America...
lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at 1,193 metres of altitude.
The border crossing
Canada-United States border
The Canada–United States border, officially known as the International Boundary, is the longest border in the world. The terrestrial boundary is 8,891 kilometers long, including 2,475 kilometres shared with Alaska...
of Woburn-Coburn Gore
North Franklin, Maine
North Franklin is an unorganized territory in Franklin County, Maine, United States. The population was 41 at the 2000 census. The territory consists of 13 townships and 3 gores, namely Lang, Davis, Tim Pond, Stetsontown, Jim Pond, Alder Stream, Seven Ponds, Kibby, Chain of Ponds, Massachusetts...
is located roughly five kilometres from the town centre, linking Quebec Route 161
Quebec route 161
Route 161 is a north/south highway south of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its current northern terminus is east of the junction of Autoroute 55 in Saint-Wenceslas, and its southern terminus is at the border of Maine in the USA, where it continues as Maine State Route 27.-Municipalities...
with Maine State Route 27
Maine State Route 27
State Route 27 is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways, running from the village of Newagen in Southport to the Canadian Border in Coburn Gore...
. The border crossing offers a 24-hour year-round service.