6-473: Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia is a village and municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec , Canada . In addition to Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia itself, the municipality also includes the communities of Léonard-de-Matapédia and Saint-Benoît-de-Matapédia. Its name comes from Alexis Mailloux (1801-1877), a Roman Catholic vicar general who presided over the founding of
12-523: Is an administrative region of Quebec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula ( Gaspésie ) and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine . It lies in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the eastern extreme of southern Quebec. The predominant economic activities are fishing , forestry and tourism . The administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created on December 22, 1987. It brings together two geographical units:
18-578: The Gaspé Peninsula (20,102.69 km , 7,761.69 sq mi) and the Magdalen Islands archipelago (205.4 km , 79.3 sq mi). The population was 90,311 at the time of the 2016 census . The region's interior, 80% of which is covered by coniferous forests, is among the most rugged terrain in the province. Rich soils cover the land along the coast and within the region's river valleys. Important mineral deposits are also found in this region. Forty-two local municipalities are located in
24-504: The Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, along with seven unorganized territories, two reserves, and one Mi'kmaq community. With the exception of a few villages, the entire population is spread out along the coast, in villages with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants. Its largest community is the city of Gaspé (2011 population 15,163), near the tip of the peninsula. The region has undergone many stresses which have influenced
30-680: The name Avignon, but was renamed to Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia in 1922. Sometime before the 1920s, the municipality had changed its status and name to the Parish Municipality of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia. In 1966, the Municipality of Saint-Benoit was merged into Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia. In 2003, the Parish Municipality of Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia changed statutes to become a regular municipality. Gasp%C3%A9sie%E2%80%93%C3%8Eles-de-la-Madeleine Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine ( French pronunciation: [ɡaspezi il də la madlɛn] )
36-593: The parish, and from the Matapedia river and township, in turn from the Mi'kmaq word matapegiag , meaning "river which forks". The place was first incorporated in 1845 as the Township Municipality of Matapédia. Its first inhabitants were Acadians from Rustico, Prince Edward Island , who arrived around 1860. That same year, a mission was established that became a parish in 1870. The local post office opened in 1866 under
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