6-569: 47°22′55″N 61°51′40″W / 47.38194°N 61.86111°W / 47.38194; -61.86111 ( Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec ) Cap-aux-Meules (Grindstone) is a former village , now a sector of the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec . It is located on Cap aux Meules Island (Grindstone Island), part of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence , Quebec , Canada. The sheltered port of Cap-aux-Meules
12-426: Is an important fishing harbour, as well as a commercial cargo and ferry terminal. The ferry company, Coopérative de Transport Maritime et Aérien (CTMA), operates a ferry service to Souris , Prince Edward Island , as well as a year-round cargo service to Matane and Montreal , Quebec. The village is home to the government services offices of Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), Transports Quebec ,
18-588: The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH), the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) and the Ministry of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change (MELCCFP), also, Parks Canada , Transport Canada , Canadian Coast Guard , and Fisheries and Oceans Canada . Located on île du Cap aux Meules (Grindstone Island) the site was settled as early as the 19th century. Before
24-509: The 2002 amalgamation, it was the Magdalen Islands' smallest community in land area, but because of its location at the centre of the archipelago, it has become the most important business centre of the islands and, as such, was named "Capital of the Islands". The ferry servicing Cap-aux-Meules to Souris, Prince Edward Island constitutes the archipelago's only port of entry by sea. The name of
30-1074: The community is associated to the grindstone quarry located on the island. Its population was as of, 2006, 1,685. Ports of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , on the Côte-Nord Shore: Blanc-Sablon , Harrington Harbor , Natashquan , Havre-Saint-Pierre , Mingan , Port-Menier ( Anticosti Island ), Cap-aux-Meules ( Îles-de-la-Madeleine ). List of former municipalities in Quebec The Province of Quebec currently has 1,128 local municipalities including 233 cities, 655 municipalities and 42 villages, 131 parishes and 42 townships. In addition, there are 662 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 176 former cities or towns , 190 regular municipalities , 121 villages , 133 parishes and 41 townships . These communities no longer exist as independent urban municipalities due to amalgamation, annexation or dissolution. In
36-434: The context of this list, "annexed" means that the former municipality disappeared after being annexed by an existing municipality or following the creation of a new municipality formed under the bases and with the institutions of an existing municipality. Meanwhile, "merged" means that the former municipality was merged with one or multiple municipalities to form a new municipality. Usually, unlike annexed municipalities, none of
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