Grand-Métis, Quebec
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Grand-Métis is a village in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
region of Quebec
. The village is situated where the Mitis River meets the Saint Lawrence River
.
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 names "Métis" and "Mitis" are said to come from a Mi'kmaq
word meaning "meeting place" or another referring to willow or poplar trees.
Métis-Sur-Mer is also a summer community with cottages in which people congregate from all over North America and other parts of the world. It is known for its fresh air (a tuberculosis hospital was built nearby),) pretty sunsets, good golf and pretty surrounding countryside.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
:
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....
. The village is situated where the Mitis River meets 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...
.
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
Elsie Reford
Elsie Reford was a pioneer of Canadian horticulture, creating one of the largest private gardens in Canada on her estate, Estevan Lodge in eastern Québec. Located in Grand-Métis on the south shore of the St...
's extraordinary passion for horticulture
Horticulture
Horticulture is the industry and science of plant cultivation including the process of preparing soil for the planting of seeds, tubers, or cuttings. Horticulturists work and conduct research in the disciplines of plant propagation and cultivation, crop production, plant breeding and genetic...
. 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 names "Métis" and "Mitis" are 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" or another referring to willow or poplar trees.
Métis-Sur-Mer is also a summer community with cottages in which people congregate from all over North America and other parts of the world. It is known for its fresh air (a tuberculosis hospital was built nearby),) pretty sunsets, good golf and pretty surrounding countryside.
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...
:
- Population: 274
- % Change (2001–2006): -.8
- Dwellings: 187
- Area (km²): 25.85 km²
- Density (persons per km²): 10.9