East Broughton

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East Broughton is a small municipality in Quebec, Canada. It’s in the Chaudière-Appalaches region and part of the Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality. The town has about 2,248 residents (2021) and covers around 8.8 square kilometers. It sits on the eastern side of the geographic township of Broughton and is an enclave in the north end of Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus.

Origin of the name
East Broughton gets its name because it lies in the eastern part of the Broughton Township; West Broughton is today Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton.

History
- The Broughton area was mapped in 1795. English settlers began arriving in the 1820s, and a mission started in the mid-1800s.
- The Parish of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus was founded in 1871.
- The village was commonly called East Broughton because of its location in the township.
- The post office opened in 1875.
- The Quebec Central Railway reached the area in 1881, creating two village cores: L'Église (near the church) and Le Village at the station; a post office opened at the station in 1899.
- The asbestos industry began in 1896 and shaped local work for decades, until the late 1950s.
- In 1902 it became part of the Parish Municipality of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus. On October 27, 1908, it separated and became the Village Municipality of Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus, later renamed the Municipality of East Broughton in 1931.
- In 1955 the area around the station formed East Broughton Station as a separate village; in 1994 East Broughton Station merged back into East Broughton.

Today
- The current mayor is Jean-Benoit Letourneau.
- It is in the federal riding of Mégantic—L'Érable and the provincial riding of Lotbinière-Frontenac.
- Postal code: G0N 1H0. Area codes: 418 and 581.
- Main highway: Route 112.