Claim: With a surface area over ten square miles, Quebec's Lake Mégantic lies near the U.S. border and is part of Le Granit Regional County Municipality, of which Maurice Bernier is the Prefect.
Evidence: Lake Mégantic (French: Lac Mégantic) is a body of water in Québec, located in the Appalachian Mountains near the U.S. border. 26.4 square kilometres (10.2 sq mi) It is part of Le Granit Regional County Municipality, a rural region where forestry and granite extraction are important activities. Maurice Bernier