Métis-sur-Mer, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Métis-sur-Mer is a village in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
region of Quebec
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This area was first settled by Scottish
immigrants during the early 19th century.
The name "Métis" is said to come from a Mi'kmaq
word meaning "meeting place"; "sur-mer" refers to its location on the Saint Lawrence River
.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
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La Mitis Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Mitis is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada on the Gaspé peninsula. Its seat is in Mont-Joli which is on the Saint Lawrence River. La Mitis is named for the Mitis River which has its source in the region and flows through the central part of the region before emptying...
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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This area was first settled by Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
immigrants during the early 19th century.
The name "Métis" is said to come from a Mi'kmaq
Mi'kmaq language
The Mi'kmaq language is an Eastern Algonquian language spoken by nearly 9,100 Mi'kmaq in Canada and the United States out of a total ethnic Mi'kmaq population of roughly 20,000. The word Mi'kmaq is a plural word meaning 'my friends' ; the adjectival form is Míkmaw...
word meaning "meeting place"; "sur-mer" refers to its location on the Saint Lawrence River
Saint Lawrence River
The Saint Lawrence is a large river flowing approximately from southwest to northeast in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It is the primary drainage conveyor of the Great Lakes Basin...
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According to the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
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- Population: 604
- % Change (2001-2006): -0.8
- Dwellings: 436
- Area (km²): 48.63 km²
- Density (persons per km²): 12.4