Lamèque
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Aerial view of Lamèque
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| Country | Canada | |
| Province | New Brunswick | |
| County | Gloucester | |
| Parish | Shippagan | |
| Founded | 1790 | |
| Incorporated (Village) | November 6, 1966 | |
| Incorporated (Town) | September 1, 1982 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Town Council | |
| • Mayor | Reginald Paulin | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,432 | |
| • Density | 115.1/km2 (298/sq mi) | |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.7% |
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| • Dwellings | 615 | |
| Time zone | AST (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC-3) | |
| Postal code(s) | E8T | |
| Area code(s) | 506 | |
Highways Route 113 |
Route 310 Route 313 |
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| Website | www |
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Lamèque (2011 population: 1,432) is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
Contents
History
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A Francophone community, it is situated on Lamèque Island, off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula. Lamèque has hosted an annual baroque music festival every summer since 1975.[2]
Lamèque's economy is tied to the fishing and peat industries.
The Lamèque Eco-Parc offers numerous flora and fauna features representative of the Acadian Peninsula.
Demographics
Population
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Language
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French
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English
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French & English
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2011
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1,370
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1,360 | 2.3% |
99.27% | 10 | n/a% |
0.73% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
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2006
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1,330
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1,330 |  10.1% |
100.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
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2001
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1,495
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1,480 | 5.1% |
99.00% | 15 | 50.0% |
1.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
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1996
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1,590
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1,560 | n/a | 98.11% | 30 | n/a | 1.89% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
Notable people
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Lamèque is also where Vancouver Canucks late player Luc Bourdon was born and raised.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lamèque, New Brunswick Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
- (French) Ville de Lameque
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