Lamèque
Lamèque | |
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Aerial view of Lamèque | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′33″N 64°39′11″W / 47.79246°N 64.65317°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | New Brunswick |
| County | Gloucester |
| Parish | Shippagan |
| Town | Île-de-Lamèque |
| Founded | 1790 |
| Incorporated (Village) | November 6, 1966 |
| Incorporated (Town) | September 1, 1982 |
| Area | |
| • Land | 12.40 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,301 |
| • Density | 104.9/km2 (272/sq mi) |
| • Change (2016–21) | 1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 606 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 506 |
| Highways Route 113 | Route 310 Route 313 |
| Website | www |
Lamèque (French pronunciation: [lamɛk]) is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Île-de-Lamèque.
Of Amerindian rather than French origin, "Lamèque" comes from the Micmac Elmugwadasik, a descriptive reference to the fact that "the head of the tidal river is turned to one side". The name of the island approved by the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names in 1974, the result of a local petition replaced the earlier Shippegan.