Lyster, Quebec
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[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | L'Érable |
| Constituted | September 18, 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Labrecque |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière |
| Area | |
| • Total | 167.80 km2 (64.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 168.25 km2 (64.96 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,628 |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 753 |
| 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
References
- "Reference number 72467 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 32065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Lyster, Quebec (Code 2432065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
Media related to Lyster at Wikimedia Commons
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