Lamèque
Sign in to saveLamèque () is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Île-de-Lamèque.
Key facts
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- Lamèque
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- Aerial view of Lamèque
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- Location within New Brunswick
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- New Brunswick
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- Lamèque
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- Country
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- Canada
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- Province
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- New Brunswick
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- County
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- Gloucester
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- Parish
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- Shippagan
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- Town
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- Île-de-Lamèque
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- Founded
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- 1790
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Lamèque () is a former town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held town status prior to 2023 and is now part of the town of Île-de-Lamèque.
Of Amerindian rather than French origin, "Lamèque" comes from the Mi'kmaq 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.