Bonaventure () is a
regional county municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (, , MRC) is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality.
Regional county municipalit ...
in the
Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
() is an administrative region of Quebec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula () and the . It lies in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the eastern extreme of southern Quebec. The predominant economic activities are fishing, forestry and tourism.
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region of eastern
Quebec
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, Canada, on the
Gaspé Peninsula
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. Its seat is
New Carlisle.
Subdivisions
There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:
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Bonaventure
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The seventh Minister General ( ...
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New Richmond
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Paspébiac
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Caplan
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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-Casc ...
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Hope Town
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Golf carts are the dist ...
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New Carlisle
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Saint-Alphonse
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Saint-Elzéar
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Shigawake
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The place name is taken from the rive ...
;Parishes (1)
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Saint-Siméon
;Townships (2)
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Hope
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Saint-Godefroi
Saint-Godefroi (; formerly spelled as Saint-Godefroy) is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality. The township had a population of 350 in the 2021 Canadian census.
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Rivière-Bonaventure
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
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*Secondary Highways
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*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
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References
External links
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{{Authority control
Regional county municipalities in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Census divisions of Quebec