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Enrolling your child in school in Magog: public, private or English options, the Centre de services scolaire des Sommets, documents and daycare costs.

In Quebec, public school is free and mandatory from age 6 to 16. The Centre de services scolaire des Sommets runs the French public schools. The Eastern Townships School Board runs the English public schools. Three main paths coexist in the region: the public French network of CSS des Sommets, the private network (annual fees), and the public English network reserved for families eligible under...

Activities, beaches and access to Lake Memphrémagog, Magog's geographic heart.

The Lake Memphrémagog — one of southern Quebec's largest lakes: Length: about 45 km Maximum width: 2 km Maximum depth: over 100 m Border: straddles Vermont (the south is American) Magog is at the northern end of the lake. The lake is the epicentre of local life: Summer: swimming, sailing, kayak, fishing, cruises Winter: thick ice allows cross country skiing, snowshoeing, ice fishing The water q...

Magog's rental market, vacation-rental considerations, and the standard Quebec lease.

Magog's rental market is tight. Many properties are secondary residences rather than year round homes. Budget on average $950 to $1,300 per month for a 4½ (a two bedroom apartment). Here are the typical Magog ranges in 2026, rental and purchase combined. Prices vary mainly with lake proximity and season. The market has been hot since 2020 — many Montreal buyers of secondary residences have push...

Mont-Orford National Park, skiing, hiking and outdoor activities in Magog.

The Mont Orford National Park, run by Sépaq, is 15 minutes from downtown Magog. It offers: Over 80 kilometres of hiking trails Beaches on Lake Stukely Camping areas 853 metre summit accessible by gondola or on foot The Mont Orford Ski Resort offers 64 runs of alpine skiing across three mountains. You can also do cross country skiing, snowshoeing and snowboarding. A season pass is very worthwhil...

Settling in Magog, on the shores of Lake Memphrémagog in the Eastern Townships.

Magog is a city in the Estrie region on the shores of Lake Memphrémagog — about 30,000 residents in the regular season, nearly double in summer. Geographic position: 30 minutes from Sherbrooke via Autoroute 10 1 h 15 from Montréal About 25 minutes from the nearest US border crossing, at Stanstead (Vermont) Exceptional setting between lake and mountains — one of the main tourism destinations in ...

Transit options in Magog: rural collective transit, car, bike and shuttle to Sherbrooke.

Magog is primarily a car oriented town. Downtown is easy to cross on foot, but reaching other towns essentially requires a car. The highway network reaches Sherbrooke in 30 minutes and Montreal in 1 hour 30. Transport collectif de la MRC de Memphrémagog offers a shuttle bus to Sherbrooke. Frequencies are limited, especially evenings and weekends. Magog is very well served by bike paths. The Rou...