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Tingwick is a Canadian municipality of
Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
established in
Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec Arthabaska Regional County Municipality () is a regional county municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec. Its seat is Victoriaville. Subdivisions There are 22 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (4) * Daveluyvi ...
.


Geography

The Municipality of Tingwick is located within the township of Tingwick in the
Eastern Townships The Eastern Townships (, ) is a historical administrative region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It lies between the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Lowlands, St. Lawrence Lowlands and the American border, and extends from Granby, Quebec, Granby in ...
. There are 2 rivers: Rivière des Pins and Rivière des Rosiers (also known as Trout River).


Sport

A skiing centre is located at Mount Gleason.


Economy

Agriculture is the main industry in the area, focusing on dairy, pork, and
maple sugar Maple sugar is a traditional sweetener in Canada and the Northeastern United States, prepared from the sap of the maple tree ("maple syrup, maple sap"). Sources Three species of maple trees in the genus ''Acer (plant), Acer'' are predomina ...
production.


Building

*Catholic church
Saint Patrick Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...
since 1857. *Primary school Saint-Coeur-de-Marie.


Event

Festival "Rodeo Mecanique" in August.


References

Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Centre-du-Québec 1981 establishments in Quebec {{Quebec-geo-stub