Orford
Township, 5,624 residents (2026)45° 23′ N, 72° 12′ WName of English origin
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Around Orford
In the municipality, within 5 km
- Jardins Herbes Orford600 m
- Camping Parc National du Mont-Orford Lac-Fraser - Sépaq3 km
- Parc national du Mont-Orford3.6 km
- Sentier de l'Estrie, Zone Orford, Accès4 km
- Parc municipal de l'Érablière500 m
- Pv du sentier 220 - Chauve (nord)500 m
- Pv Col des glaces700 m
- Pv du sentier 220 - Chauve (sud)800 m
- Belvédère (Orford)1.5 km
- Pv Belvédère du Mont Chauve1.7 km
Villages and areas: Lac-Brompton-Sud (3.7 km)
5 km to 10 km
- Orford Musique7 km
- Les Sommets - Hôtel Chéribourg7.8 km
- Burger Pub8 km
- Spa des Sables8.1 km
- Restaurant Les Jardins - Manoir des Sables8.1 km
- Pub Le Chalet8.8 km
- Ferme Marilau8.9 km
- Chocolats Vanden Eynden9.6 km
- Camping Normand5.8 km
- Mi-Clos6.1 km
Villages and areas: Bonsecours (7.5 km), Cherry River (7.9 km), Montjoie (8 km), Montagnac (8.2 km)
10 km to 20 km
Villages and areas: Orford Lake (11 km), Orford-sur-le-Lac (11 km), Mont-Orford (11 km), Saint-Denis-de-Brompton (12 km), Bolton Forest (12 km), Omerville (12 km), Lawrenceville (12 km), Saint-Élie-d'Orford (12 km)
Upcoming events
We don't have an events calendar for Orford yet. Festivals, markets and shows will be added here. In the meantime, see the website of the municipality.
Villages, hamlets and areas of Orford
History and growth
- 1855Founded (date according to Wikidata)
- July 1, 1855Incorporation as canton
- January 1, 2002Annexation of part of of 1 municipality
- January 1, 2006Part of the territory ceded to: Racine (9 residents)
Photos and stories about Orford
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Sources
- Commission de toponymie du Québec (CC BY 4.0). Commission de toponymie du Québec, via Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Données GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0.
- OpenStreetMap (ODbL 1.0). © les contributeurs d'OpenStreetMap, ODbL.
- Répertoire des municipalités du Québec (MAMH) (CC BY 4.0). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation, via Données Québec.
- Statistique Canada (Licence du gouvernement ouvert – Canada). Contient des données de Statistique Canada.
- Système d'information touristique Québec (ministère du Tourisme) (CC BY 4.0). Ministère du Tourisme du Québec, SIT Québec, via Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0). Données Wikidata (CC0).