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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 Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, Canada, located on Route 132, along Chaleur Bay. It is the seat of the Avignon Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes the co ...

. It is on the

Gaspé Peninsula The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia (; ), is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick ...

, along

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Subdivisions

There are 13 subdivisions and 2 native reserves within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) *

;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

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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Attractions

Battle of Restigouche The Battle of Restigouche was a naval battle fought in 1760 during the Seven Years' War (known as the French and Indian War in the United States) on the Restigouche River between the British Royal Navy and the small flotilla of vessels of the F ...

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

References

External links

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