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.

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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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Estrie hasCity Lac-Mégantic
Chaudière River passesThrough Lac-Mégantic