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| name = Bury
| name = Bury
| settlement_type = [[Municipality (Quebec)|Municipality]]
| settlement_type = [[Municipality (Quebec)|Municipality]]
| image_skyline = Bury2.jpg
| image_skyline = La vallée des souvenirs - panoramio.jpg
|image_map = Bury Quebec location diagram.png
|image_map = Bury Quebec location diagram.png
|map_caption = Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
|map_caption = Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
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| government_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/>
| government_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/>
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Denis savage
| leader_name = Denis Savage
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_title1 = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
| leader_name1 = [[Compton—Stanstead]]
| leader_name1 = [[Compton—Stanstead]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_title2 = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
| leader_name2 = [[Mégantic (provincial electoral district)|Mégantic]]
| leader_name2 = [[Mégantic (provincial electoral district)|Mégantic]]
| area_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2021" />
| area_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2016"/>
| area_total_km2 = 235.50
| area_total_km2 = 235.50
| area_land_km2 = 234.13
| area_land_km2 = 234.39
| area_note = There is an apparent<br> contradiction between two<br> authoritative sources
| area_note = There is an apparent<br> contradiction between two<br> authoritative sources
| population_footnotes = <ref name="cp2021" />
| population_footnotes = <ref name="cp2016"/>
| population_total = 1252
| population_total = 1174
| population_as_of = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]
| population_as_of = [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]
| population_density_km2= 5.3
| population_density_km2= 4.9
| population_blank1_title= Pop&nbsp;<small>2016-2021</small>
| population_blank1_title= Pop&nbsp;<small>2006-2011</small>
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 6.6%
| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 1.3%
| population_blank2_title=
| population_blank2_title=
| population_blank2 =
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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 [[restaurant]]s or cinemas, has a multitude of churches and one canteen.
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 [[restaurant]]s 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.<ref name="cp2021" />
About 48% of Bury's population are bilingual (English and French), 39% only speaks French and 13% only speaks English.<ref name="cp2011">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2441070&Geo2=PR&Code2=01&Data=Count&SearchText=bury&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile |work=[[Canada 2011 Census|2011 Census]] |date=8 February 2012 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref>


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]].
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==
==Climate==
===Climate===
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==See also==
* [[List of anglophone communities in Quebec]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="cp2021">{{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052441070&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Bury |title=Census Profile |work=[[Canada 2021 Census|2021 Census]] |date=15 November 2023 |publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref>
<ref name="cp2016">{{cite web |url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2441070&Geo2=CD&Code2=2441&Data=Count&SearchText=bury&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1 |title=Census Profile, 2016 Census |work=[[Canada 2016 Census|2016 Census]] |date=8 February 2017 |publisher=Statistics Canada}}</ref>
<ref name="mamrot">{{mamrot |type=municipalite |41070}}</ref>
<ref name="mamrot">{{mamrot |type=municipalite |41070}}</ref>
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |9252}}</ref>
<ref name="toponymie">{{toponymie |9252}}</ref>

Revision as of 19:15, 29 June 2024

Bury
Municipality
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Location within Le Haut-Saint-François RCM
Bury is located in Southern Quebec
Bury
Bury
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°28′N 71°30′W / 45.467°N 71.500°W / 45.467; -71.500[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Haut-Saint-François
Constituted1 July 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorDenis Savage
 • Federal ridingCompton—Stanstead
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total235.50 km2 (90.93 sq mi)
 • Land234.39 km2 (90.50 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total1,174
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.3%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 1J0
Area code819
Highways R-108
R-214
R-255
Websitewww.municipalite
debury.qc.ca

Bury is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

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 48% of Bury's population are bilingual (English and French), 39% only speaks French and 13% only speaks English.[4]

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.

Climate

Climate data for Bury
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[5]

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 9252". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 41070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census". 2016 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Census Profile". 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012.
  5. ^ Environment Canada Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000, accessed 14 May 2010

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