| Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Image Alt: | Rue de la Mer, boardwalk, beach |
| Pushpin Map: | Côte-Nord Region Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 50.2667°N -73°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Côte-Nord |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Minganie |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | c. 1880 |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | January 1, 1966 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ginette Paquet |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Manicouagan |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Duplessis |
| Area Total Km2: | 643.21 |
| Area Land Km2: | 370.03 |
| Elevation M: | 0 |
| Population Total: | 408 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1.1 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop (2016-21) |
| Population Blank1: | 6.0% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 257 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | G0G 1V0 |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan is a municipality located on the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in Minganie Regional County Municipality (RCM), Côte-Nord region, Quebec, Canada.[1]
The descriptive name Longue-Pointe (French for "Long Point") refers to a long spit of sand west of the village that has had various names through the centuries: first called Longue Pointe on a map of 1735, followed by the English form of Long Point in the late 17th and early 18th century, then Mingan Point on the map of Captain Carver (1776). James Cook and Placide Vigneau called it Pointe de Mingan (1784) and Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan (1857) respectively.
Around 1880, the first settlers arrived, mostly from Paspébiac, themselves descendants of Acadians. In 1885, the post office opened. The municipality was officially created in 1966 as Longue-Pointe, but renamed to Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan in 1997.[2]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | ||||||
| 460 | 9.8% | 94.85% | 10 | n/a% | 2.06% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 15 | 33.3% | 3.09% | ||||||||
| 415 | 17.0% | 97.65% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | 0.0% | 2.35% | ||||||||
| 500 | 4.8% | 98.04% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.00% | 10 | n/a% | 1.96% | ||||||||
| 525 | n/a | 100.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | ||||||||
In the region, there is a statue of a Giant Puffin. It is a tribute to the seabirds that live in colonies around the town's shores. On July 5, 2010, Canada Post made a commemorative stamp of the giant Atlantic Puffin as part of its Roadside Attractions collection.[3]
The town is also the location of the Mingan Island Cetacean Study (MICS),[4] a research station that studies marine animals. MICS gives tourists the opportunity to support the organization by allowing visitors to ride on a zodiac with the research team, visitors can expect to come within meters of whales and other marine animals.
Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan is accessible by the sea, and via The Whale Route (Route 138).[5] [6]
With of trails, The Federation of Snowmobile Clubs of Quebec and La Minganie Snowmobile Club, based in Les Escoumins, offer detailed interactive maps on the different snowmobile circuits and their points of service.[7]