Fermont, Quebec

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Fermont, Quebec is a remote mining town in northeastern Quebec known for its iron ore industry and distinctive windbreak-style apartment complex designed to shield the community from harsh Arctic winds.

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instanceOf town ⓘ
areaCode 418 ⓘ
581 ⓘ
averageWinterTemperature below −20 °C ⓘ
climate subarctic climate ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 25 km from Labrador City ⓘ
distanceToSeptÎles over 500 km by road ⓘ
economyBasedOn mining ⓘ
elevationRange 500–600 metres above sea level ⓘ
established 1970s ⓘ
foundedAs company town ⓘ
foundedBy Quebec Cartier Mining Company ⓘ
foundedFor serving Mont-Wright iron ore mine ⓘ
governingBody Municipality of Fermont ⓘ
hasFacility hospital ⓘ
school ⓘ
shopping centre ⓘ
sports facilities ⓘ
hasHousingType company housing ⓘ
hasUrbanDesignFeature integrated indoor services in windbreak building ⓘ
incorporatedAsMunicipality 1974 ⓘ
knownFor Le Mur residential complex ⓘ
iron ore industry ⓘ
windbreak-style apartment complex ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Quebec ⓘ
locatedNear border with Labrador ⓘ
locatedOn Labrador Trough ⓘ
majorEmployer ArcelorMittal ⓘ
namedFor fer (iron) and mont (mountain) in French ⓘ
nearbyMine Mont-Wright mine ⓘ
nearestLargeUrbanCentre Sept-Îles ⓘ
officialLanguage French ⓘ
populationRange 1000–5000 inhabitants ⓘ
postalCodePrefix G0G ⓘ
primaryIndustry iron ore mining ⓘ
province Quebec ⓘ
linked to: Quebec, Canada
region Côte-Nord ⓘ
roadConnection Route 389 ⓘ
timeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
transportConnection Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway ⓘ
utcOffsetDST −04:00 ⓘ
utcOffsetStandard −05:00 ⓘ
windbreakBuildingFunction shields town from prevailing winds ⓘ
windbreakBuildingLength approximately 1.3 km ⓘ

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Trans-Labrador Highway → connectsCommunity → Fermont, Quebec ⓘ