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Located on Shippegan Island, 1.25 km W of Haut-Lamèque: Shippegan Parish, Gloucester County: settled in 1770 and first called Grande Amacque: in 1866 Grande Amacque was a fishing and farming settlement with approximately 20 families: PO Lamèque 1867-1872 and from 1888: in 1871 it had a population of 250: in 1904 Lamèque was a fishing and farming community with 1 post office, 2 stores, a large fishing business, 1 church and a population of 375: Lamèque was incorporated as a village in 1966 and became a town in 1982.

Latitude : 47° 47'

Longitude : 64° 38'

County : Gloucester

Parish : Shippegan

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Other communities within the vicinity of    

CommunityDistance (Kilometers)Bearing
Haut-Lamèque 1.25 90° E
Pointe-Alexandre 3.11 307° NW
Alexander's Point 3.11 307° NW
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Raphael 4.98 90° E
Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer 4.98 90° E
* Distances and bearings were calculated by using the latitude and longitude of the community.

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