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
Quebec
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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
*
Maria
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
* 170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
* Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, ...
*
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
Demographics
Population
Language
Transportation
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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*Autoroutes
**None
*Principal Highways
**
*Secondary Highways
**None
*External Routes
**None
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
*Saint-Omer National Migratory Bird Sanctuary
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It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is loca ...
See also
* List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
References
External links
Municipalities and cities of Gaspé region
{{Authority control
Census divisions of Quebec