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{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                   = Frelighsburg
|official_name          =
|native_name            =
|settlement_type        = [[Municipality (Quebec)|Municipality]]
|image_skyline          = Frelighsburg-moulin de Frelich.jpg
|imagesize              =
|image_caption          = The Freligh Mill on [[Pike River (Quebec)|Pike River]]
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|image_shield           = Blason ville ca Frelighsburg (Quebec).svg
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|nickname               =
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|image_map              = Frelighsburg Quebec location diagram.PNG
|map_caption            = Location within Brome-Missisquoi RCM.
|pushpin_map            = Canada Southern Quebec
|pushpin_label_position = 
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location in southern Quebec.
|coordinates            = {{coord|45|03|N|72|50|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
|coor_pinpoint = 
|coordinates_footnotes  = <ref name="toponymie"/>
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[Canada]]
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Quebec]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[Region (Quebec)|Region]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Estrie]]
|subdivision_type3 = [[Regional county municipality|RCM]]
|subdivision_name3 = [[Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality|Brome-Missisquoi]]
|established_title      = 
|established_date       = 
|established_title1     = Constituted
|established_date1      = September 28, 1985
|seat_type         = 
|seat              = 
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|parts             = 
|government_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/>
|government_type = 
|leader_title           = Mayor
|leader_name            = Lucie Dagenais
|leader_title1          = [[List of Canadian federal electoral districts|Federal riding]]
|leader_name1           = [[Brome—Missisquoi (federal electoral district)|Brome—Missisquoi]]
|leader_title2          = [[List of Quebec provincial electoral districts|Prov. riding]]
|leader_name2           = [[Brome-Missisquoi (provincial electoral district)|Brome-Missisquoi]]
|area_footnotes = <ref name="mamrot"/><ref name="cp2021">[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0&DGUIDlist=2021A00052446010&SearchText=Frelighsburg 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Frelighsburg, Quebec]</ref>
|area_magnitude         =
|area_total_km2             = 124.60
|area_land_km2              = 123.31
|area_water_km2             =
|area_water_percent     =
|elevation_footnotes    =
|elevation_m              =
|population_footnotes   =<ref name="cp2021"/>
|population_total       = 1123
|population_as_of       = 2021
|population_density_km2     = 9.1
|population_blank1_title        = Pop&nbsp;<small>2016-2021</small>
|population_blank1              = {{increase}} 1.1%
|population_blank2_title        = Dwellings
|population_blank2              = 622
|population_note        =
|timezone               = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset             = −5
|timezone_DST           = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST         = −4
|postal_code_type       = [[Canadian postal code|Postal code(s)]]
|postal_code            = [[List of J postal codes of Canada|J0J 1C0]]
|area_code              = [[Area codes 450 and 579|450 and 579]]
|blank_name             = Highways
|blank_info             = {{jct|state=QC|QC|213}} <br> {{jct|state=QC|QC|237}}
|website                = https://frelighsburg.ca/
|footnotes              =
}}
'''Frelighsburg''' is a [[Local municipality (Quebec)|municipality]] in the [[Estrie]] region of southern [[Quebec]], Canada, on the border with [[Vermont]]. It is at the foot of [[Mount Pinnacle]], part of the [[Appalachian Mountains]].

Administratively, it is within the [[Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality]], in [[Estrie]]. Its population, as of the [[Canada 2021 Census]], was 1,123.

==History==
[[File:Frelighsburg-Eglise St-François Assise.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Saint-François d'Assise Church]]
The land that is now Frelighsburg was originally inhabited by the [[Abenaki]] people. It was established as a colony in the late 1790s by [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|American Loyalist]]s, including pioneer Abram Freligh, a physician of [[German people|German]] origin who lived in [[Clinton, Dutchess County, New York|Clinton]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. The sawmill built by his son in 1839, and several other buildings from the 19th century are considered historical monuments. Prior to being named Frelighsburgh, it was named Conroy's Mills, named after another mill owner, and Slab City because of the large quantities of [[sawdust]] and slabs ([[slang]] for [[bark (botany)|bark]]) in the area.<ref name="toponymie">http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=148987 Frelighsburg - Commission de toponymie du Québec</ref>

==Geography==
Frelighsburg is located less than {{convert|4|km}} from the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]] with [[Vermont]], nestled in a valley of [[orchard]]s, crossed by the [[Pike River (Quebec)|Pike River]] and at the foot of [[Mount Pinnacle]].

==Demographics==
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+Population trend<ref>Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census|1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census|2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census|2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census|2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census|2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]] census</ref>
|-
! Census
! Population
! Change (%)
|-
| 2021
|  1,123
| {{increase}} 1.1%
|-
| 2016
|  1,111
| {{increase}} 0.6%
|-
| 2011
|  1,094
| {{increase}} 6.2%
|-
| 2006
|  1,030
| {{decrease}} 4.7%
|-
| 2001
|  1,081
| {{increase}} 3.1%
|-
| 1996
|  1,048
| {{decrease}} 1.7%
|-
| 1991
|  1,066
| {{increase}} 3.0%
|-
| 1986
|  1,035
| N/A
|}
{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+'''Mother tongue language (2021)'''<ref name="SC2021">[https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052446010&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Frelighsburg 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Frelighsburg, Quebec]</ref>
|-
! Language
! Population
! Pct (%)
|-
| French only
| 845
| 75.1%
|-
| English only
| 200
| 17.8%
|-
| Both English and French
| 40
| 3.6%
|-
| Other languages
| 30
| 2.7%
|}
{{col-end}}

==Infrastructure==
Frelighsburg is crossed by the [[Quebec Route 237|Route 237]]. [[Quebec Route 213|Route 213]] starts in Frelighsburgh.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Frelighsburg-Townhall.jpg|Frelighsburg Town Hall
File:Frelighsburg-chutes Hunter.jpg|Hunter Falls
File:Frelighsburg-Ecole St-François Assise.jpg|Ecole Saint-François d'Assise
File:ORCHARD 2020.jpg|Orchard - Maison d'époque.
</gallery>

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

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="mamrot">{{mamrot |type=municipalite |46010}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.frelighsburg.com Municipality of Frelighsburg - Official Site]
* {{Commons category-inline|Frelighsburg}}

{{Geographic location
| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
| Centre = Frelighsburg
| Northwest = [[Stanbridge East, Quebec|Stanbridge East]]
| North = [[Dunham, Quebec|Dunham]]
| Northeast = [[Sutton, Quebec|Sutton]]
| West = [[Saint-Armand, Quebec|Saint-Armand]]
| East = [[Abercorn, Quebec|Abercorn]]
| Southwest =
| South = [[Franklin, Vermont]] ({{USA}})
| Southeast =
}}

{{Brome-Missisquoi RCM|state=expanded}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities in Quebec]]
[[Category:Incorporated places in Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality]]
[[Category:Designated places in Quebec]]