Gaspé, Quebec

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subdivision_name2 = Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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subdivision_name3 = La Côte-de-Gaspé
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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = François Roussy
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established_date3 = January 1, 1971
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title = Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
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date = 2007-03-13
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website = http://www.ville.gaspe.qc.ca
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Gaspé is a town at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the town had a total population of 14,819cite web
url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=302&SR=201&S=1&O=A&RPP=25&PR=24&CMA=0
title = Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data
work = Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population
date = 2007-03-13
accessdate = 2007-08-09] .

Gaspé is where Jacques Cartier took possession of Nouvelle-France (now Canada) in the name of Francis I of France on July 24, 1534.

Gaspé is accessible by automobile, passenger train (Via Rail's "Chaleur"), and by airplane via Gaspé Airport.

History

"Gaspé" may come from the Micmac word "Gespeg" which means "Land's end". However, according to the "Commission de toponymie of Quebec", Gaspe may be a mutation of the basque word "Gerizpe" which means "Shelter". This may be how Jacques Cartier saw it; he actually halted in the Bay after losing an anchor during a storm. On the 24th of July 1534, he officially took possession of the area by planting a wooden cross with the king's coat of arms and the sentence "Vive le Roy de France"(meaning: Hail to the King of France), designating François 1st. This is why Gaspé claims the title of "French-Canada's Cradle".

Nearby towns

Town's localisation
North-West="Cloridorme"
North="Saint-Lawrence River"
North-East= Honguedo Strait"
West town=Murdochville
main town=Gaspé
East limit="Saint-Lawrence River"
South-West=Mont-Alexandre
Southern town=Percé
Sud-Est=
enclave=

External links

* [http://www.ville.gaspe.qc.ca/ Ville de Gaspé]
* [https://www.tourismegaspe.org/?id=2&titre=Home&em= Official Tourist information]
* [http://www.gogaspe.com/ Unofficial local news, information and pictures]
* [http://www.gaspesia.com/ville.php Municipalities and cities of Gaspé region]

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