Thurso
City, 3,530 residents (2026)45° 36′ N, 75° 15′ WName of English origin
What to do in Thurso?
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Around Thurso
In the municipality, within 5 km
Villages and areas: Blanche-Mills (1.5 km), Baie-Noire (3.5 km), Lochaber (4.3 km), Lochaber-Partie-Ouest (4.8 km)
5 km to 10 km
- Les Chutes du Moulin9.7 km
- Clarence-Rockland Public Library - Rockland Branch6.4 km
- Brauwerk Hoffman Rockland5.2 km
- Café Joyeux6.6 km
- Église de la Très-Sainte-Trinité7 km
- A&W7.6 km
- COBS Bread7.7 km
- Les Vergers Villeneuve and Blueberry Farm9.4 km
- Tim Hortons9.9 km
- Junior & the Kid BBQ5.1 km
Villages and areas: Lochaber (6.1 km), Silver Creek (7.6 km)
10 km to 20 km
Villages and areas: Plaisance (10 km), North Nation Mills (10 km), Mayo (11 km), Burks Corners (11 km), Saint-Sixte (11 km), Buckingham (13 km), Landing (14 km), Beauchampville (14 km)
Upcoming events
We don't have an events calendar for Thurso yet. Festivals, markets and shows will be added here. In the meantime, see the website of the municipality.
History and growth
- 1886Founded (date according to Wikidata)
- January 16, 1886Incorporation as ville
- April 20, 1991Annexation of part of: Lochaber (25 residents)
- March 16, 2002Annexation of part of: Lochaber
- January 18, 2003Annexation of part of: Lochaber (3 residents)
Photos and stories about Thurso
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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).