Lamèque is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County,

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic Canad ...

, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023. 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.

History

Francophone French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the ...

community, it is situated on Lamèque Island, off the northeastern tip of the

Acadian Peninsula The Acadian Peninsula (french: Péninsule acadienne) is situated in the northeastern corner of New Brunswick, Canada, encompassing portions of Gloucester and Northumberland Counties. It derives its name from the large Acadian population loc ...

. Lamèque has hosted an annual baroque music festival every summer since 1975. On 1 January 2023, Lamèque amalgamated with the village of

Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphaël (2011 pop.: 955) is a Canadian village in Gloucester County, New Brunswick; its name is sometimes abbreviated Ste-Marie-St-Raphaël. Located on Lamèque Island, the village was formed by the incorporation of most of ...

and annexed the local service districts making up the remainder of Lamèque Island to form the new town of Île-de-Lamèque. Lamèque's name remains in official use as a community.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lamèque had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Language

Economy

Lamèque's economy is tied to the

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques ...

and

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industries. Ecological Park of the Acadian Peninsula

Attractions

The

Lamèque Eco-Parc Lamèque is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023. Of Amerindian rather than French origin, "Lamèque" comes from the Micmac Elmugwadasik, a descriptive reference to the fact ...

offers numerous flora and fauna features representative of the Acadian Peninsula.

Notable people

References

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Ville de Lameque
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lameque Communities in Gloucester County, New Brunswick Former towns in New Brunswick Populated coastal places in Canada