Lac-Mégantic
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Lac-Mégantic is a small town in Quebec, Canada, known for its lakeside setting in the Eastern Townships and for the tragic 2013 rail disaster that occurred there.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| governingBody | Lac-Mégantic municipal council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode |
819
ⓘ
873 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | memorials to 2013 rail disaster victims ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | ville ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature | surrounding Appalachian foothills ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodePrefix | G6B ⓘ |
| hasRailwayConnection | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRebuiltArea | new downtown core ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
Lac Mégantic lakeside recreation
ⓘ
outdoor activities in Eastern Townships ⓘ |
| isLocatedEastOf | Sherbrooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isLocatedSoutheastOf | Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | Lac Mégantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Estrie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Granit Regional County Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | southern Quebec ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Eastern Townships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorderWith |
Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Lac Mégantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Townships tourist region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| railDisasterCargo | crude oil ⓘ |
| railDisasterCasualties | 47 deaths ⓘ |
| railDisasterEnvironmentalImpact | major oil spill ⓘ |
| railDisasterImpactArea | downtown Lac-Mégantic ⓘ |
| railDisasterLedTo |
changes in rail safety regulations in Canada
ⓘ
downtown reconstruction project ⓘ |
| railDisasterOccurredOn | 2013-07-06 ⓘ |
| railDisasterRailwayOperator | Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railDisasterTrainOrigin | North Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railDisasterType | crude oil train derailment and explosion ⓘ |
| roadAccessVia |
Quebec Route 161
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec Route 204 NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec Route 263 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDaylightSavingTime | yes ⓘ |
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