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Ferme-Neuve is 779.07 km², with 2,800 inhabitants
Olivier Touzeau,
17 June 2020
Ferme-Neuve (New Farm) was established by lumber industry in the second half
of the 19th century. The James Mclaren company was granted concessions on the
eastern and western banks of Hare River in 1864 and 1901, respectively. More
than 300 acres of forest were cleared in canton Pope to establish the Mountain
Farm, aimed at supplying food to the different lumbering sites. Around 1888, the
farm was acquired by Cyrille Lafontaine, who commissioned his son, Léonard, to
manage it.
The reputed soil fertility soon attracted several colonists. A
mission was established in 1893 by priest Trinquier, erected in 1901 to the
parish of Notre-Dame du Très-Saint-Sacrement de Ferme-Neuve.
The new farm and
the surroundings were incorporated to the municipality of the United Cantons of
Robertson and Pope, established in 1897, while more remote areas were
incorporated to the United Municipality of Wurtele, Moreau and Gravel,
established in 1901. The Municipality of the Village of Ferme-Neuve was
established in 1917, while the Municipality of the Parish of Ferme-Neuve was
established in January 1930. The two municipalities were merged to form the
Municipality of Ferme-Neuve on 24 December 1997.
https://municipalite.ferme-neuve.qc.ca/
Municipal website
Ivan
Sache, 18 June 2020
White flag with logo
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https://static.wixstatic.com/media/
from
https://www.comitedesfetesfn.com/carnaval-cffn
Olivier Touzeau,
17 June 2020
The logo features in the foreground a canting representation of Hare River (rivière
Lièvre).
Ivan Sache, 18 June 2020