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Avignon is a regional county municipality located in the
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine () is an administrative region of Quebec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula (''Gaspésie'') and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. It lies in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the eastern extreme of southern Quebec. The p ...
region of
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, Canada. Its seat and largest city is Carleton-sur-Mer. It is on the Gaspé Peninsula, along Chaleur Bay.


Subdivisions

There are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Carleton-sur-Mer ;Municipalities (9) * Escuminac * L'Ascension-de-Patapédia *
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* Matapédia * Nouvelle * Pointe-à-la-Croix * Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia * Saint-André-de-Restigouche * Saint-François-d'Assise ;Townships (1) * Ristigouche-Partie-Sud-Est ;Unorganized Territory (2) * Rivière-Nouvelle * Ruisseau-Ferguson ;Native Reserves (2)
* Gesgapegiag 2 * Listuguj


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Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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Attractions

* Battle of Restigouche National Historic Site (Pointe-à-la-Croix) *Fort Listiguj (Pointe-à-la-Croix) *Notre-Dame-du-Mont-St-Joseph Oratory (Carleton---Saint Omer)


Protected Areas

*Casualt ZEC *Rivières-Matapédia et Patapédia Wildlife Reserve * Miguasha Provincial Park *
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See also

* List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec


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Municipalities and cities of Gaspé region
{{Authority control Census divisions of Quebec