Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn | |
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Location within Le Granit RCM | |
| Coordinates: 45°23′N 70°51′W / 45.38°N 70.85°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 13, 1900 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Charrier |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 284.10 km2 (109.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 280.63 km2 (108.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 695 |
| • Density | 2.5/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 0.9% |
| • Dwellings | 328 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-161 R-212 R-263 |
Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn, known locally as Woburn, is a parish municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. The population is 695 as of the Canada 2011 Census. A parish municipality is the territory of a parish established as a municipality. Settlement began around 1880. It is the site of Coburn Gore–Woburn Border Crossing along the Canada–United States border. Mount Gosford lies entirely within the parish, making Woburn one of the highest towns in Quebec, at an altitude of 1,193 metres (3,914 ft).