North Shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence | |
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Harrington harbor | |
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Region | Lower North Shore |
Area | 3 070,3 km² |
Population | 856 hab. ( and ) |
Telephone prefix | 1 |
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![]() 50 ° 28 ′ 14 ″ N 59 ° 36 ′ 33 ″ W | |
North Shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence is a municipality in the northeast of Quebec to Canada. It includes several villages along the coast of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Understand
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The municipality of Côte-Nord-du-Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent is located in the regional county municipality of Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent which corresponds to the tourist region of Duplessis on the North Coast from the Gulf of St.Lawrence to Quebec. In fact, it is not a question of a single village, but rather of several villages scattered along the coast which are distant of several hundred kilometers from each other on the Lower North Shore. The village of Chevery serves as a municipal center. Other villages include Tête-à-la-Baleine, Harrington Harbor and Kegaska. The total population of the municipality does not exceed 1,000 inhabitants. The main economic activity is fishing.
Interestingly, the municipality does not have an elected municipal council, it is headed by an administrator appointed by the government of Quebec.
The municipality hosted the filming of the film The Great Seduction produced in the village of Harrington Harbor, the name of which is replaced by "Sainte-Marie-la-Mauderne" in the film.
This page also contains tourist information about the Amerindian reserve of The Romaine.
To go
By plane
- 1 Chevery Airport (IATA : YHR) (in Chevery) – Airport without control, but equipped with an automated weather station. Regular flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Kegaska, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Saint Augustin, Sept-Iles and Tête-à-la-Baleine.
- 2 Kegaska Airport (IATA : ZKG) (To 1,9 km north of Kegaska) – Regular flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Saint-Augustin and Tête-à-la-Baleine.
- 3 La Romaine Airport (IATA : ZGS) (To 4,6 km north of La Romaine) – Regular flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Kegaska, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Saint-Augustin and Tête-à-la-Baleine as well as by Air Liaison from Baie-Comeau, Mont-Joli, Natashquan, Quebec, Saint-Augustin and Sept-Iles.
- 4 Saint-Augustin Airport (IATA : YIF) (on the bank of the Saint-Augustin river near Saint-Augustin and Pakuashipi) – Regular flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Kegaska, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan, Sept-Iles and Tête-à-la-Baleine as well as by Air Liaison from Baie-Comeau, La Romaine, Mont-Joli, Natashquan, Quebec, Rouyn-Noranda, Sept-Iles and Wabush.
- 5 Tête-à-la-Baleine Airport (IATA : ZTB) (To 4,6 km south-west of Tête-à-la-Baleine) – Regular flights operated by Air Labrador from Blanc-Sablon, Chevery, Kegaska, La Romaine, La Tabatière, Natashquan and Saint-Augustin.
Circulate
To speak
According to Statistics Canada's 2011 census, 33% of the population of the municipality are French-speaking and 65% are English speakers. There are also Innu speakinginnu-aimun.
To see
Head-to-the-Whale
- Roswell House Interpretive Center