Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan, Quebec
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Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan is a municipality
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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.

History

Around 1880, the first settlers arrived, mostly from Paspébiac
Paspébiac, Quebec
Paspébiac is a town on Baie des Chaleurs in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 3,159. The town is noted for the Banc de Paspébiac, a large sandbar jutting out into the bay...

, 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 on April 5, 1997.

Demographics

Population trend:
  • Population in 2006: 430 (2001 to 2006 population change: -14.9 %)
  • Population in 2001: 505
  • Population in 1996: 537
  • Population in 1991: 552


Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 188 (total dwellings: 204)

Mother tongue:
  • English as first language: 0 %
  • French as first language: 97.6 %
  • English and French as first language: 0 %
  • Other as first language: 2.4 %

Tourism

In the region, there is a statue of a Giant Puffin
Puffin
Puffins are any of three small species of auk in the bird genus Fratercula with a brightly coloured beak during the breeding season. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among...

. 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.
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