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Country
  
Canada

Founded
  
1790

Incorporated (Town)
  
September 1, 1982

Area
  
12.45 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 12:39 AM

Area code
  
506

County
  
Gloucester

Incorporated (Village)
  
November 6, 1966

Time zone
  
AST (UTC-4)

Population
  
1,432 (2011)

Province
  
New Brunswick

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.

Contents

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