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 | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
  East Broughton Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 71°04′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | January 5, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kaven Mathieu |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • 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 |  |
| • Dwellings | 1,007 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0N 1H0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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| Website | www.municipalite eastbroughton.com |
East Broughton forms an enclave in the north end of the territory of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus.
Sources
- Reference number 287693 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 31122 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2431122) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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