- La Malbaie, Quebec
La Malbaie is a municipality in the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality in the province of
Quebec ,Canada , situated on the north shore of theSaint Lawrence River , at the mouth of theMalbaie River .The name La Malbaie, from the French for "bad bay", was given to this region by Champlain, when low
tide left his ships high and dry in the bay. For a time, the village was named Murray Bay, after British governor James Murray. The development of tourism in this area is said to date back to 1760, when the Scottish "seigneurs" (John Nairne andMalcolm Fraser ) began receiving visitors to the region at their manor.The
Manoir Richelieu hotel andCasino de Charlevoix are both located in the city, in the former municipality of Pointe-au-Pic.According to the
Canada 2006 Census :
*Population: 8,959
*% Change (2001 -2006 ): -2.0
*Dwellings: 4,182
*Area (km²): 459.34 km²
*Density (persons per km²): 19.5ee also
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1925 Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake External links
* [http://www.ville.lamalbaie.qc.ca/ Official website of the Municipality of La Malbaie]
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