East Broughton, Quebec

East Broughton
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
East Broughton Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°13′N 71°04′W / 46.217°N 71.067°WCoordinates: 46°13′N 71°04′W / 46.217°N 71.067°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	January 5, 1994
Government[2]
• Mayor	Kaven Mathieu
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	8.90 km^2 (3.44 sq mi)
• Land	8.73 km^2 (3.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,229
• Density	255.3/km^2 (661/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.2%
• Dwellings	1,007
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 112
Website	www.municipalite eastbroughton.com

East Broughton is a municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 2,229 as of 2011. It was named following its location in the township of Broughton, in opposition to West Broughton, today's Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.

East Broughton forms an enclave in the north end of the territory of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus.

Sources

1. Reference number 287693 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 31122 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2431122) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire