Stanstead, Border municipality in Memphrémagog, Canada.
Description
Stanstead is a municipality stretching along the Vermont border and formed by three merged communities: Stanstead Plain, Beebe, and Rock Island. The landscape combines rural farmland, forests, and small village centers with a crossroads character shaped by its location between two nations.
History
The area started as a small settlement in 1757 and grew gradually into separate village communities over the following centuries. In 1995, three villages merged to create the modern municipal structure that exists today.
Culture
The area balances French and English languages in daily life, with schools and government services operating in both tongues to serve its mixed community.
Practical
The town offers multiple border crossings into Vermont for travelers moving between Canada and the United States. Visitors will find essential services spread across the village centers, and local roads connect the main communities effectively.
Did you know?
The Haskell Free Library sits directly on the international border with its entrance in Vermont and most of its collection in Quebec. This unusual arrangement allows visitors to stand in two countries while inside a single building.
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Haskell Free Library and Opera House
1.2 km
Derby Line–Stanstead Border Crossing
1.2 km
Beebe Plain Border Crossing
3.5 km
St. Mary Star of the Sea
13 km
Goodrich Memorial Library
12.5 km
Édifice Wilder-Pierce
604 m
Newport Downtown Historic District
12.3 km
United States Courthouse, Post Office and Customs House
12.8 km
L. P. Jenne Block
8.2 km
Pont Narrows
11.6 km
Hôtel de ville de Cassville
9.4 km
Église Stanstead South United
1.2 km
Église Advent Christian
3.5 km
Église Centenary United
464 m
Église Christ Church de Stanstead Plain
590 m
Église baptiste de Barnston
19.6 km
Église du Sacré-Cœur de Stanstead Plain
683 m
Ancienne église Wesley United
3.6 km
Loge maçonnique Golden Rule no 5
583 m
Beebe Border Crossing Facility
3.5 km
Banque Eastern Townships
1.1 km
Grange circulaire Damase-Amédée-Dufresne
20.7 km
Ayer's Cliff Exposition Grounds
17.8 km
Ancien magasin Horace-Stewart
3.5 km
Maison Carrollcroft
485 m
Grange ronde Stanley-Holmes
15.2 km
Maison Butters
573 m
Barton River Marsh
15.1 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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