Isle-aux-Grues (
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
for "island of
cranes
Crane or cranes may refer to:
Common meanings
* Crane (bird), a large, long-necked bird
* Crane (machine), industrial machinery for lifting
** Crane (rail), a crane suited for use on railroads
People and fictional characters
* Crane (surname), ...
") is an island situated on the
Saint Lawrence River, in the municipality of
Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, in the
Montmagny Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...
, in
Quebec, in
Canada.
Geography
The Isle-aux-Grues is measuring about 7 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide. However, its dimensions increase to by , if including the flats which connect it to Île aux Oies.
[ It is one of the twenty-one islands which make up the Isle-aux-Grues archipelago.
]
Transportation
The island has an airstrip which is the only access to the island during the winter. Isle-aux-Grues is also served by a ferry during the summer.
Education
Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day.
Person connected to the island
* The Québecois painter Jean-Paul Riopelle died on the island on 12 March 2002.
May 2010 plane crash
On May 19, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people initially. The fourth later died in hospital.
Toponymy
The toponym "Île aux Grues" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
.[Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Île aux Grues"]
/ref>
References
External links
Tourism website
Landforms of Chaudière-Appalaches
River islands of Quebec
Islands of the Saint Lawrence River
Canada geography articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
{{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub