Grand-Métis Explained

Grand-Métis
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Bas-Saint-Laurent
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:La Mitis
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:September 13, 1855
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Richard Fournier
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Matane-Matapédia
Area Total Km2:25.30
Area Land Km2:25.12
Population Total:218
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:8.7
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 2.3%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:206
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0J 1Z0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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Grand-Métis is a municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated where the Mitis River meets the Saint Lawrence River, and was developed from 1818 by the pioneering John MacNider.

Etymology

The names "Métis" and "Mitis" are said to come from a Mi'kmaq word meaning "meeting place" or another referring to willow or poplar trees.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grand-Métis had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 25.12km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Population

Attractions

See main article: Jardins de Métis. The historic Reford Gardens (Jardins de Métis) are located nearby. These gardens, now maintained by Les Amis des Jardins de Métis, are the result of Elsie Reford's extraordinary passion for horticulture. An International Garden Festival is held here each summer. The garden's symbol, the Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia), can be found growing there in summer. The gardens were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995.

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