Lambton, Quebec

Lambton
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM
Lambton
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°50′N 71°05′W / 45.83°N 71.08°W / 45.83; -71.08Coordinates: 45°50′N 71°05′W / 45.83°N 71.08°W / 45.83; -71.08[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted December 23, 1976
Government[2]
 • Mayor Ghislain Bolduc
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 124.70 km2 (48.15 sq mi)
 • Land 108.34 km2 (41.83 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,584
 • Density 14.6/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.4%
 • Dwellings 1,216
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0M 1H0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 108
Route 263
Website www.lambton.ca

Lambton is a municipality of about 1600 people in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Lambton is mostly rural and agricultural area with some business on the two main roads in town.

Transportation

The main roads connecting Lambton are Route 108 and Route 263.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 80867 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 30095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2430095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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