Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan () is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Minganie Regional County Municipality (RCM),

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Toponymy

The descriptive name Longue-Pointe (French for "Long Point") refers to a long spit of sand west of the village that has had various names through the centuries: first called Longue Pointe on a map of 1735, followed by the English form of Long Point in the late 17th and early 18th century, then Mingan Point on the map of Captain Carver (1776).

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and Placide Vigneau called it Pointe de Mingan (1784) and Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan (1857) respectively.

History

Around 1880, the first settlers arrived, mostly from Paspébiac, themselves descendants of Acadians. In 1885, the post office opened. The municipality was officially created in 1966 as Longue-Pointe, but renamed to Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan in 1997.

Demographics

Population

Language

Tourism

In the region, there is a statue of a Giant

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. It is a tribute to the seabirds that live in colonies around the town's shores. On July 5, 2010, Canada Post made a commemorative stamp of the giant Atlantic Puffin as part of its Roadside Attractions collection.Canada Post Stamp Details, July to September 2010, p,8, Volume XIX, No. 3 The town is also the location of the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS), a research station that studies marine animals. MICS gives tourists the opportunity to support the organization by allowing visitors to ride on a zodiac with the research team, visitors can expect to come within meters of whales and other marine animals. Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan is accessible by the sea, and via The Whale Route (Route 138). With of trails, The Federation of Snowmobile Clubs of Quebec and La Minganie

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Club, based in Les Escoumins, offer detailed interactive maps on the different

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circuits and their points of service.

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* {{authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Côte-Nord