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

Demographics

Population

Population trend:(+) adjusted figures due to boundary changes

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