East Broughton
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
East Broughton is located in Southern Quebec
East Broughton
East Broughton
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 71°04′W / 46.217°N 71.067°W / 46.217; -71.067[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedJanuary 5, 1994
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean-Benoit Letourneau
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total8.90 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
 • Land8.73 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,229
 • Density255.3/km2 (661/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.2%
 • Dwellings
1,007
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-112
Websitewww.municipalite
eastbroughton.com

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



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