East Broughton, Quebec

East Broughton is a municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 2,229 as of 2011. It was named following its location in the township of Broughton, in opposition to West Broughton, today's Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.

East Broughton
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
East Broughton Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 71°04′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	January 5, 1994
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Benoit Letourneau
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	8.90 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
• Land	8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	2,229
• Density	255.3/km2 (661/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.2%
• Dwellings	1,007
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-112
Website	www.municipalite eastbroughton.com

East Broughton forms an enclave in the north end of the territory of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus.

Sources

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 287693". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31122". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "East Broughton, Quebec (Code 2431122) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire