| Métis-sur-Mer | |
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| Pointe-Mitis Lighthouse | |
| Information | |
| Country |  Canada |
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| Region | The Gaspé Coast |
| Area | 48,42 km² |
| Population | 606 hab. (2014) |
| Density | 12,52 inhab./km² |
| Location | |
 48 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ N 68 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
Métis-sur-Mer is a city in the east of Quebec.
Understand
Métis-sur-Mer is located on The Gaspé Coast in the MRC of La Mitis in the east of Quebec. Including the adjacent villages of Grand-Métis and Saint-Octave-de-Métis, the place has a population of 1 379 inhabitants for an area of 149 km2. Since 2002, includes the old village of Les Boules. Since that date, the part that formed the former municipality of Métis-sur-Mer has been known as the borough of MacNider. This borough is officially bilingual. In fact, 10% of the inhabitants of Métis-sur-Mer use theEnglish at home while the majority use French.
Métis-sur-Mer is part of the Association des plus beaux villages du Québec.
Story
In 1845, the municipality of Métis was created by breaking away from Sainte-Flavie. However, it was dissolved in 1847. In 1855, Saint-Octave-de-Métis broke away from Sainte-Flavie. The village of Petit-Métis was founded by Scottish in 1850 and it was officially created in 1897 by breaking away from Saint-Octave-de-Métis. In 1908, the municipality of Saint-Octave-de-Métis-Sud broke away from Saint-Octave-de-Métis. The latter then adopted the name of Grand-Métis. In 1921, Petit-Métis was renamed Métis-sur-Mer. In 1931, Saint-Octve-de-Métis-Sud resumed the name of Saint-Octave-de-Métis. In 2002, the village of Métis-sur-Mer changed status to that of town when it merged with the village of Les Boules which had been founded in 1952.
Neighboring villages
Tourist information for these villages is included on this page.
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To go
By car
Métis-sur-Mer is located on route 132 which circles the Gaspesie.
Circulate
To see
- 1 Pointe-Mitis Lighthouse
In Grand-Métis
- Reford Gardens ,
1 418 775-2222 – Historic gardens comprising more than 3,000 species and varieties of plants, fun and interactive gardens, vegetable garden, museum, exhibitions. Includes a restaurant using edible plants growing in the gardens. They are one of the "must-see attractions of the Gaspé". It is a national historic site of Canada recognized.
Do
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Communicate
Around
| Routes via Métis-sur-Mer |
| Sainte-Flavie (20 km) ← | O  E | → Baie-des-Sables (10 km) → Matane (45 km) |
