Lamèque, New Brunswick

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Lamèque (2001 pop.: 1,580) 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.

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Coordinates: 47°47′36″N, 64°38′52″W