Lyster is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It was created with the fusion of the Sainte-Anastasie parish and the village of Lyster in 1976.
Lyster | |
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 Location within L'Érable RCM | |
  Lyster Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′N 71°37′W / 46.367°N 71.617°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | L'Érable |
| Constituted | September 18, 1976 |
| Named for | Leicester[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Labrecque |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Arthabaska |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167.80 km2 (64.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 167.55 km2 (64.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,587 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.1% |
| • Dwellings | 776 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-116  R-218 |
| Website | www |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72467". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052432065&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Lyster
External links edit
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