Coaticook
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Estrie | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Coaticook | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 8 ′ N , 71 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 218.89 km² | ||
| Residents : | 9395 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 42.9 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 44037 | ||
| Postal code : | J1A | ||
| Mayor : | M. Bertrand Lamoureux | ||
| Website : | www.ville.coaticook.qc.ca | ||
Coaticook is a small town in the administrative region of Estrie (also Eastern Townships ) in the Canadian province of Québec .
The city is right on the border with the USA . The name of the city goes back to the Abenaki Indians: Koatikeku means "river in the pine forests".
The city was founded around 1800 and is still typically Victorian today with small two-story brick houses.
The entire Eastern Townships were settled by loyalists after the civil war in the USA . The influence of Francophone Canadians only developed later.
The gorge on the Coaticook River with its 169 m long, very narrow suspension bridge is well worth seeing .
Photos from Coaticook
Coaticook town hall.
Child street.
Formerly Eastern Townships Bank, Main Est Street.
The post office.
Web links
Commons : Coaticook - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
