Compton is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the
Estrie
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region of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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.
Demographics
Population
Population trend:
(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes
Notable people
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Louis Saint-Laurent (1882–1973), Prime Minister of Canada (he was born in Compton, and his birthplace, a museum, is now a
National Historic Site of Canada.
He is buried nearby).
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Bernard St-Laurent,
CBC Radio
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personality
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Maryse Dubuc, creator of ''
The Bellybuttons
''The Bellybuttons'' (, ) is a Canadian comics series written by Maryse Dubuc (credited as "Dubuc") and illustrated by her husband, Marc "Delaf" Delafontaine. Dubuc and Delafontaine are based in Sherbrooke, Quebec.
History
As ''Les Nombrils'', ...
''
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William H. Bringloe, Canadian Hall of Fame and North American Champion racehorse trainer
See also
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List of anglophone communities in Quebec
References
External links
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Compton, official siteLes ComptonalesTourisme CoaticookESTRIEPLUS.COM What's happening in Estrie
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Estrie
Coaticook Regional County Municipality
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