Lamèque, New Brunswick

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Lamèque (2006 pop.: 1,422) is a Canadian town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.

A Francophone community, it is situated on Lamèque Island, off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula. Lamèque has hosted an annual baroque music festival every summer since 1975.^[1]

Lamèque's economy is tied to the fishing and peat industries.

• Lamèque is also where Vancouver Canucks player Luc Bourdon,was killed while riding his motorcycle

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• (French) Ville de Lameque

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Coordinates: 47°47′36″N 64°38′52″W / 47.79333°N 64.64778°W / 47.79333; -64.64778 (Lameque)

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