Milan, Quebec

Milan is a municipality of about 300 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region in Quebec, Canada.

Milan
Location within Le Granit RCM
Location within Le Granit RCM
Milan is located in Southern Quebec
Milan
Milan
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°36′N 71°08′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Granit
Constituted1 June 1948
Named forMilan, Italy[1]
Government
  MayorJacques Bergeron
  Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
  Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
  Total130.80 km2 (50.50 sq mi)
  Land129.44 km2 (49.98 sq mi)
Population
  Total318
  Density2.5/km2 (6/sq mi)
  Pop 2016–2021
Increase 6.4%
  Dwellings
212
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0Y 1E0
Area code819
Highways R-214
Websitewww.munmilan.qc.ca

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

Climate

Climate data for Milan
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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