Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Coastal city in Gaspésie, Quebec, Canada.
Description
This coastal city of 6,090 residents spans 336 square kilometers between the St. Lawrence estuary and the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec.
History
Originally settled in 1815 by fishermen, the community achieved municipal status in 1855 and was officially designated a city in 1968 after merging with Tourelle municipality in 2000.
Culture
The predominantly French-speaking population at 98.4% enjoys cultural activities at the Exploramer center and Maison de la Culture, which hosts local art exhibitions and maritime educational programs.
Practical
The city provides essential services including a hospital, schools, restaurants, hotels, a federal marina, and an aerodrome with an asphalt runway for residents and tourists.
Did you know?
It serves as the gateway to Gaspésie National Park and features the Fairy Chimneys rock formations shaped by marine erosion at the Petite-Tourelle hamlet.
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International Appalachian Trail
22.6 km
Monts Notre-Dame
43.2 km
Mount Albert
33.8 km
Mont Jacques-Cartier
43.3 km
Gaspésie National Park
29.6 km
La Martre Lighthouse
25.3 km
Réserve faunique de Matane
55 km
Chic-Chocs Wildlife Reserve
53.5 km
Exploramer
968 m
Cap de la Madeleine Lighthouse
86.4 km
Sainte-Félicité Church
66.4 km
Pointe-des-Monts Lighthouse
66.5 km
Église de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
1 km
Cap-Chat Lighthouse
18.3 km
Phare de l'Île aux Œufs
73.2 km
Jean-Chassé Bridge
81.2 km
Pont François-Gagnon
80.5 km
Habitat floristique de la Serpentine-du-Mont-Albert
33 km
Church of St Norbert
14.3 km
Secteur institutionnel de l'Église-Saint-Édouard
38 km
Joseph-Rouleau Cultural Complex
81.7 km
Saint-Édouard Church
38.1 km
Les-Saints-Sept-Frères Church
53.6 km
Vieille prison de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
819 m
Les Saints-Sept-Frères
53.7 km
Maison Théodore-Jean-Lamontagne
1.9 km
Maison Horace-Bouffard
73.9 km
Presbytère de Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane
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