Lambton, Quebec

Lambton
Municipality
Motto(s):  Le jour viendra(French) "The day will come"
Location within Le Granit RCM
Lambton Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°50′N71°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	Michel Lamontagne
•  Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
•  Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2] [3]
• Total	124.70 km2 (48.15 sq mi)
• Land	108.45 km2 (41.87 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	1,630
• Density	15/km2 (39/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	0.8%
• Dwellings	1,143
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1H0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-108 R-263 A-10 (possible) A-65 (possible)
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.

History

In 1855, the township of Lambton was created, while a Catholic mission, the future parish of Saint-Vital-de-Lambton, had already opened its registers in 1844. The current Saint-Vital Church in Lambton was built between 1905 and 1907. The village of Lambton, located on the eastern shore of Grand lac Saint François, was first incorporated as a municipality in 1913. Then, in 1976, a new municipality retaining the name Lambton was established from the merger of the village and the township. ^[1]

Infrastructure

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

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 80867". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30095". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Lambton, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.

External links

• Media related to Lambton, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons