Milan is a municipality of about 300 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada.
Milan | |
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 Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Milan Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′N 71°08′W / 45.600°N 71.133°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | 1 June 1948 |
| Named for | Milan, Italy[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Bergeron |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.80 km2 (50.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 129.44 km2 (49.98 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 318 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  6.4% |
| • Dwellings | 212 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-214 |
| Website | www |
The community was established 1877 by Scottish immigrants from Lewis, and originally known as Marsden. Due to confusion with the township of Marston, the community's name was changed to Milan some years later.
Geography
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edit| Climate data for Milan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16 (61) |
16 (61) |
21.5 (70.7) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.3 (91.9) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30 (86) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10 (50) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.9 (10.6) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10 (50) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.2 (1.0) |
−16 (3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9 (48) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6 (43) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.3 (−36.9) |
−39 (−38) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−22.8 (−9.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0 (32) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−26 (−15) |
−35 (−31) |
−39 (−38) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.8 (4.17) |
89.2 (3.51) |
101.1 (3.98) |
85.8 (3.38) |
105.7 (4.16) |
127.5 (5.02) |
125.9 (4.96) |
137.9 (5.43) |
115.8 (4.56) |
104.7 (4.12) |
109.8 (4.32) |
113.1 (4.45) |
1,322.4 (52.06) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Milan, Quebec.
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 41064". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30040". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Tableau de profil, Profil du recensement, Recensement de la population de 2021". 9 February 2022.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 17 July 2010
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