Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
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Lac-Mégantic (French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a town in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake after which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of Mégantic.[4]
Lac-Mégantic | |
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Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Estrie |
RCM | Le Granit |
Settled | 1884 |
Constituted | March 14, 1907 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Julie Morin |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Mégantic |
Area | |
• Total | 25.20 km2 (9.73 sq mi) |
• Land | 21.98 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,747 |
• Density | 261.5/km2 (677/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 1.6% |
• Dwellings | 3,143 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | R-161 R-204 |
Website | www.ville. lac-megantic.qc.ca |
Lac-Mégantic was a tourist destination and a producer of forestry products, furniture, Masonite doors, particleboard, and architectural granite before July 6, 2013, when the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster led to a massive fire and deadly explosion of petroleum tank cars that destroyed many downtown buildings and killed 47 people.