Paspébiac
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Paspébiac is a city on Baie des Chaleurs in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. The population was 3,033 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The town is noted for the Banc de Pêche de Paspébiac, a large sandbar jutting out into the bay which has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[4]
Paspébiac | |
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Coordinates: 48°02′N 65°15′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Bonaventure |
Settled | 1755 |
Constituted | August 20, 1997 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marc Loisel |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 95.20 km2 (36.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 94.98 km2 (36.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 3,033 |
• Density | 31.9/km2 (83/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 4.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,501 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
Paspébiac was Quebec's first cod fishing port. The town also has Basque roots and an accent which is different from the rest of the region.[5] Its name may come from the Mi'kmaq expression papgeg ipsigiag, meaning "split flats" or "lagoon".[1] Other sources indicate that the Mi'kmaq named it for Wospegiak' which means "shining in the distance."[6]
In addition to Paspébiac itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Duret, Paspébiac-Ouest, and Rivière-Paspébiac.