Warwick, Quebec
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| Country |  Canada |
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| Province |  Quebec |
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| Region | Centre-du-Québec | |
| RCM | Arthabaska | |
| Constituted | March 15, 2000 | |
| Government[2] | ||
| • Mayor | Diego Scalzo | |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska | |
| • Prov. riding | Drummond–Bois-Francs | |
| Area[2][3] | ||
| • Total | 110.40 km2 (42.63 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[3] | ||
| • Total | 4,766 | |
| • Density | 43.3/km2 (112/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.8% |
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| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) | |
| Postal code(s) | J0A 1M0 | |
| Area code(s) | 819 | |
| Highways |  Route 116 |
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| Website | www |
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Warwick is a small town north east of Montreal, located in Arthabaska county, Quebec, Canada. The town was incorporated in 1861 and named after a city of the same name in England.
The town is known for its annual summer cheese festival, which showcases many of the locally produced artisanal cheeses. Warwick is also claimed to be one possible birthplace of the poutine (fries with gravy and cheese curds).[citation needed]
Warwick is located on Route 116.
References
- ↑ Reference number 66652 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 39077 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- City of Warwick (French)
- Warwick cheese festival webpage (French)
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