Thorne | |
|---|---|
 Ladysmith | |
 Location within Pontiac RCM | |
  Thorne Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′N 76°26′W / 45.750°N 76.433°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Pontiac |
| Constituted | January 1, 1860 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karen Daly Kelly[2] |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Pontiac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 181.59 km2 (70.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 173.09 km2 (66.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 528 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  17.9% |
| • Dwellings | 659 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-301  R-303 |
| Website | thornequebec |
Thorne is a municipality in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, about 63 kilometres (39 mi) northwest of Downtown Gatineau, part of the Outaouais region.
It is named after a town with the same name in Yorkshire, England. The name Thorn(e) is rarely used alone in English toponymy where it is more common in other forms such as Thornhill, Thornton, Thornley, Thornham, Thorngrove.[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Thorne Municipal Council
- ^ a b "Thorne". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Thorne, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Municipalité de Canton de Thorne" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-06-20.