Country Canada Founded 1790 Incorporated (Town) September 1, 1982 Area 12.45 km² Local time Sunday 12:39 AM Area code 506 | Incorporated (Village) November 6, 1966 Time zone AST (UTC-4) Population 1,432 (2011) Parish Shippagan | |
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Weather -16°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 62% Humidity | ||
Lamèque (2011 population: 1,432) is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.
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Map of Lam%C3%A8que, NB, Canada
History
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.
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.
Notable people
Lamèque is also where Vancouver Canucks late player Luc Bourdon was born and raised.
References
Lamèque Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA