Bury is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Bury | |
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 Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM | |
  Bury Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°30′W / 45.467°N 71.500°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Haut-Saint-François |
| Constituted | 1 July 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Savage |
| • Federal riding | Compton—Stanstead |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 235.50 km2 (90.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 234.13 km2 (90.40 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,252 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  6.6% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-108  R-214  R-255 |
| Website | www.municipalite debury.qc.ca |
Bury is home to a Canada Day celebration which is well known in the Estrie region and which draws in triple the town's population for a parade and events in the park. Bury, although it has no restaurants or cinemas, has a multitude of churches and one canteen.
About 49% of Bury's population are bilingual (English and French), 43% only speaks French and 9% only speaks English.[3]
In 1981, Mrs. Isabel Harrison of Bury was chosen by the Royal Canadian Legion as the Silver Cross Mother. Each year, a mother is invited to lay a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on behalf of all mothers who have lost children in the service of their country. Widows and survivors of Canadian Forces' casualties are eligible to receive and wear the Memorial Cross.
Geography
editClimate
edit| Climate data for Bury | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
34.4 (93.9) |
29.4 (84.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6 (21) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
4 (39) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.7 (1.9) |
−15 (5) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
5 (41) |
9.9 (49.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
7 (45) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−1 (30) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38 (−36) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
−33 (−27) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
0 (32) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6 (21) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
−35.6 (−32.1) |
−38.9 (−38.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 102.1 (4.02) |
81.2 (3.20) |
104.6 (4.12) |
96.7 (3.81) |
107.2 (4.22) |
117.8 (4.64) |
118.5 (4.67) |
135 (5.3) |
113.3 (4.46) |
102.2 (4.02) |
104.6 (4.12) |
102.8 (4.05) |
1,285.8 (50.62) |
| Source: Environment Canada[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 9252". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Census Profile". 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. 15 November 2023.
- ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 May 2010
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