Municipality of the Township of Havelock

Introduction and Background

The first settlers are Scottish, Irish and American immigrants arriving around 1798. The municipality of Havelock is officially founded in 1863, five years after its homonym canton. It's one of the first municipality to prevail itself with the status when the law permits it (1855). Moreover, the Town Hall, built in 1868, is a national historical site. One can find, on the territory, five churches of several denominations. Although let us mention the absence of catholic churches.

The choice of the name Havelock comes from an English general, Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857), who illustrated himself in the Crimea War (1854-1855) and in India during the Cipayes revolt (1857).

Where Routes 202 and 203 meet will you find the village. Covey Hill mount, high of 342 metres, is a foothill to the Adirondack Mountains to the south and the host to a natural laboratory for UQAM. The territory follows the US-Canada border and has a customs station accessible from Route 203.

The municipality offers beautiful landscapes. Let us mention Stevenson and Covey Hill roads giving a panoramic view of the Saint Lawrence valley.

The Havelock forest is home to the stag of Virginia and the Gouffre site contains a lake where floating moors can be found. This lake flows to a deep and narrow pass that throws itself in a marshy lake on the American side of the borders. This site is of ecological and geological importance.

The Domaine de la frontière enchantée camping site, the many maple sugar groves and orchards that compliment the landscape and the Havelock Fair are all elements contributing to the municipality's charm.

*Source, Population and Surface: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population

Havelock Fair