Compton, Quebec

Compton is a municipality in Coaticook Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:

<small>(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes</small>

Notable people

• 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).
• Bernard St-Laurent, CBC Radio personality
• Maryse Dubuc, creator of The Bellybuttons
• William H. Bringloe, Canadian Hall of Fame and North American Champion racehorse trainer
• Lucius Seth Huntington (1827–1886) Canadian lawyer, journalist and political figure

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec

References

External links

• Compton, official site
• Les Comptonales
• Tourisme Coaticook
• ESTRIEPLUS.COM What's happening in Estrie