Lamèque

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Lamèque
Town
Aerial view of Lamèque
Aerial view of Lamèque
Official seal of Lamèque
Seal
Lamèque is located in New Brunswick
Lamèque

Lamèque
Location within New Brunswick.
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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 Increase 0.7%
 • 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
Website www.lameque.ca

Lamèque (2011 population: 1,432) is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

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

Historical Census Data - Lamèque, New Brunswick[5]
Year Pop. ±%
1991 1,687 —    
1996 1,671 −0.9%
Year Pop. ±%
2001 1,580 −5.4%
2006 1,422 −10.0%
Year Pop. ±%
2011 1,432 +0.7%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Lamèque, New Brunswick[5]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,370
1,360 Increase 2.3% 99.27% 10 Increase n/a% 0.73% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
1,330
1,330 Decrease 10.1% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
1,495
1,480 Decrease 5.1% 99.00% 15 Decrease 50.0% 1.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
1,590
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Lamèque, New Brunswick Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cp2011" defined multiple times with different content
  2. Frommers. Acadian Peninsula
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  5. 5.0 5.1 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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