Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
Lac-Mégantic | |
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Lac-Mégantic's town center prior to its 2013 destruction | |
Location within Le Granit RCM. | |
Lac-Mégantic Location in southern Quebec. Lac-Mégantic Lac-Mégantic (Quebec) Lac-Mégantic Lac-Mégantic (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′N 70°53′W / 45.583°N 70.883°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Settled | 1884 |
| Constituted | March 14, 1907 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julie Morin |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.20 km2 (9.73 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.98 km2 (8.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 5,747 |
| • Density | 261.5/km2 (677/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 1.6% |
| • Dwellings | 3,143 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-161 R-204 |
| Website | www.ville. lac-megantic.qc.ca |
Lac-Mégantic (French pronunciation: [lak meɡɑ̃tik]) is a town in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Lac Mégantic, a freshwater lake after which the town was named. Situated in the former Frontenac County in the historic Eastern Townships, Lac-Mégantic is the seat of Le Granit Regional County Municipality and of the judicial district of Mégantic.
Lac-Mégantic is a tourist destination and a producer of forestry products, furniture, Masonite doors, particleboard, and architectural granite.
On July 6, 2013, the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster led to a massive fire and a deadly explosion of petroleum tank cars that destroyed many downtown buildings and killed 47 people.