Lac-Drolet, Quebec

Lac-Drolet
Municipality
Location within Le Granit RCM.
Lac-Drolet Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°43′N 70°51′W / 45.717°N 70.850°WCoordinates: 45°43′N 70°51′W / 45.717°N 70.850°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Estrie
RCM	Le Granit
Constituted	January 1, 1885
Government[2]
• Mayor	Marielle Fecteau
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area[2][3]
• Total	128.20 km^2 (49.50 sq mi)
• Land	124.08 km^2 (47.91 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,071
• Density	8.6/km^2 (22/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.7%
• Dwellings	618
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0Y 1C0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.lacdrolet.ca

Lac-Drolet is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 1,108 as of 2006.

The minor Battle of the Chaudière, opposing British police and Lower Canadian rebels, was fought at Lac-Drolet during the Patriots' War in 1838. The battle had little incidence on the war, and about 50 rebels were captured and three were hanged.

Sources

1. Reference number 72630 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 30080 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2430080) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire