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Lyster, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°22′N 71°37′W / 46.367°N 71.617°W / 46.367; -71.617
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Lyster
Location within L'Érable RCM
Location within L'Érable RCM
Lyster is located in Southern Quebec
Lyster
Lyster
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°22′N 71°37′W / 46.367°N 71.617°W / 46.367; -71.617[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCML'Érable
ConstitutedSeptember 18, 1976
Named forLeicester[1]
Government
 • MayorYves Boissonneault
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingArthabaska
Area
 • Total167.80 km2 (64.79 sq mi)
 • Land167.55 km2 (64.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total1,587
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 1.1%
 • Dwellings
776
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-116
R-218
Websitewww.lyster.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Lyster is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada. It was created with the fusion of Sainte-Anastasie-de-Nelson and the village of Lyster in 1976.

Demographics

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Historical Census Data - Lyster, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1981 1,985—    
1986 1,872−5.7%
1991 1,740−7.1%
1996 1,715−1.4%
2001 1,685−1.7%
2006 1,644−2.4%
2011 1,628−1.0%
2016 1,605−1.4%
2021 1,587−1.1%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72467". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ 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 [bare URL]
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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