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Grand-Métis

Coordinates: 48°38′N 68°08′W / 48.63°N 68.13°W / 48.63; -68.13
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Grand-Métis
Municipality
Location within La Mitis RCM
Location within La Mitis RCM
Grand-Métis is located in Eastern Quebec
Grand-Métis
Grand-Métis
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°38′N 68°08′W / 48.63°N 68.13°W / 48.63; -68.13[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionBas-Saint-Laurent
RCMLa Mitis
ConstitutedSeptember 13, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorRichard Fournier
 • Federal ridingHaute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. ridingMatane-Matapédia
Area
[2][3]
 • Total25.30 km2 (9.77 sq mi)
 • Land25.66 km2 (9.91 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total237
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 11.6%
 • Dwellings
176
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0J 1Z0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
R-234
Websitewww.municipalite.
grand-metis.qc.ca

Grand-Métis is a municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated where the Mitis River meets the Saint Lawrence River, and was developed from 1818 by the pioneering John MacNider.

Etymology

The names "Métis" and "Mitis" are said to come from a Mi'kmaq word meaning "meeting place" or another referring to willow or poplar trees.

Attractions

Main article: Jardins de Métis

The historic Reford Gardens (Jardins de Métis) are located nearby. These gardens, now maintained by Les Amis des Jardins de Métis, are the result of Elsie Reford's extraordinary passion for horticulture. An International Garden Festival is held here each summer. The garden's symbol, the Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia), can be found growing there in summer. The gardens were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 79838". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 09060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Grand-Métis (Code 2409060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ Jardins de Métis. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 1 April 2012.

External links

Media related to Grand-Métis at Wikimedia Commons

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