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Bonaventure is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern
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, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle.


Subdivisions

There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (3) *
Bonaventure Bonaventure ( ; it, Bonaventura ; la, Bonaventura de Balneoregio; 1221 – 15 July 1274), born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. The seventh Minister G ...
* New Richmond * Paspébiac ;Municipalities (7) * Caplan *
Cascapédia–Saint-Jules Cascapédia–Saint-Jules is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The municipality includes the communities of Grande-Cascapédia and Saint-Jules, both located along the Cascapédia River. History On June 2, 1999, the Municipalities of Grande-Cas ...
* Hope Town * New Carlisle * Saint-Alphonse * Saint-Elzéar * Shigawake ;Parishes (1) * Saint-Siméon ;Townships (2) *
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* Saint-Godefroi ;Unorganized Territory (1) * Rivière-Bonaventure


Demographics


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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
/ref> *Autoroutes **None *Principal Highways ** *Secondary Highways ** *External Routes **None


Attractions

*Banc-de-Paspébiac Historical Site (Paspébiac) *Bonaventure Airport (Bonaventure) *Canomore Hydro (Saint-Elzéar) *Gaspésie Biopark/Acadian Museum of Quebec (Bonaventure) *Gaspésie British Heritage Centre (New Richmond) *Hamilton House (1852) (New Carlisle) *Pin-Rouge Ski Area (New Richmond) *Saint-Elzéar Cave (Saint-Elzéar) *St-Edgar Covered Bridge (1938) (New Richmond)


Protected Areas

*Petite-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve *Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve **MLPC Campaign Post *Rivière-Bonaventure ZEC *Rivière-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve *Rivière-Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve


See also

*
List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec This is a list of the regional county municipalities (RCM or MRC) and equivalent territories (TE) in the province of Quebec, Canada. They are given along with their geographical codes as specified by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Region ...


References

{{Authority control Regional county municipalities in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Census divisions of Quebec