Gaspé
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Cote-de-Gaspé | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 50 ′ N , 64 ° 29 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 1 121.07 km² | ||
| Residents : | 15,163 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 13.5 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 03005 | ||
| Postal code : | G4X | ||
| Mayor : | François Roussy | ||
| Website : | www.ville.gaspe.qc.ca | ||
Gaspé is a city in the southeast of the Canadian Quebec . It is located at the northeastern end of the Gaspésie peninsula on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and is the capital of the Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine administrative region .
The city was founded in 1534 by the French explorer Jacques Cartier , who established New France for King François I of France. For a long time Gaspé was just a fishing village, but over the years it has developed more and more into a tourist area. Almost 100% of the French language is spoken in the city, but most of the residents have a very good command of English.
The Forillon National Park , the oldest national park in the Canadian province of Quebec , located in the municipality of Gaspé. The national park and the associated tourism are a central pillar of the local economy.
etymology
The most common assumption is that the Begrieff Gaspé from the Mi'kmaq word Gespeg derived what country the end means. However, there are also theories that it is a corruption of the Basque word geizpe or kerizpe , which means something like protection or refuge . Another theory assumes that the city was named after the Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte-Real . was exploring the Labrador in 1500.
In 1600 the Englishman Richard Hakluyt used the notation Gaspay in his translation of "Cosmosgraphie" by Jean Alfonse. Other spellings are Gachepé , Gachepay , Gaschepay , Gaspey , Gaspèche and Gapèche .
Demographics
The 2011 census revealed a population of 15,163 inhabitants for the municipality. The population has increased by 2.2% compared to the last census in 2006.
sons and daughters of the town
- Yanick Dubé (* 1974), ice hockey player
- Jean-Philippe Morin (* 1980), ice hockey player
- Cédric Paquette (* 1993), ice hockey player
- Pascal Trepanier (* 1973), ice hockey player
Twin cities
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Puerto Montt , Chile (2005) -
Saint-Malo , France (2009)
Web links
- Official tourism website
- The location in the Canadian Encyclopedia , in either English or French
Individual evidence
- ^ "Gaspé (ville)". Commission de toponymie du Quebec. Retrieved December 2, 2011 (French page)
- ^ Gaspé Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . April 28, 2014, accessed January 27, 2015 .