65 ans et plus : 4 098 habitants . [7], During World War II, some 3000 soldiers were stationed at a naval base built at Sandy Beach to patrol the Gulf of Saint Lawrence against German submarines.[7]. The population is 140,599 as of the 2011 census. The Port of Gaspé is accessible year-round with the occasional help of an icebreaker. (December 2018. [16] The $365-million project, one of over two dozen financed by Hydro-Quebec and the provincial government,[17] was completed on time in December 2016.[18]. The town is also accessible by Quebec Route 198 that passes through the interior of the peninsula. However, primary resource based industries are suffering due to overfishing, overexploitation and fewer numbers of farmers in business, forcing the region to move towards tourism and the services industry. 15-24 ans : 1 559 habitants. The town of Murdochville, at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above sea level, has had a varied history, and is now home to several wind turbines. 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If population growth rate would be same as in period 2011-2014 (-0.23%/year), Gaspé population in 2020 would be: 14 856*. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine (French pronunciation: ​[ɡaspezi il də la madlɛn]) is an administrative region of Quebec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula (Gaspésie) and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine. A replica of the Cross of Gaspé was crafted by Rivière-à-Pierre craftsmen and erected in the heart of the village of Rivière-à-Pierre. This 32-foot (9.8 m) high monolithic cross had been cut from a block of gray granite extracted from the stone quarry of Augustus Dumas, in Rivière-à-Pierre in the Portneuf region, on North Shore of the Saint Lawrence River. A Reset font size. Canada Year Book 1967. The population was 90,311 at the time of the 2016 census. For the Quebec provincial administrative region, see, NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. Current Population Status: According to COSEWIC, the Inner St. Lawrence population was comprised of 5,000 mature individuals in 2008, a five per cent increase over 1993 estimates. The population development of La Côte-de-Gaspé as well as related information and services (Wikipedia, Google, images). A Decrease font size. With some 40 to 50 European ships docking annually, many countries opened consulates in Gaspé, including Italy, United States, Brazil, Portugal, and Norway. Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec in Canada. Statistics Canada. All Cities; Canada; Quebec; Gaspé - Ville; Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. In addition to the city, Gaspé's territory includes the communities of Cap-aux-Os, Cap-des-Rosiers, Douglastown, Haldimand, Jersey Cove, L'Anse-à-Fugère, L'Anse-à-Valleau, L'Anse-au-Griffon, Penouille, Petit-Cap, Petite-Rivière-au-Renard, Pointe-Jaune, Rivière-au-Renard, Rivière-Morris, Sandy Beach, Saint-Majorique, Saint-Maurice-de-l'Échouerie, Wakeham, and York Centre. Gaspé. [7] The ascent of Mount Albert from near sea level is challenging, but popular with hikers, offering a view of the St. Lawrence and the Côte-Nord, the river's north shore, part of the ancient bedrock of the Canadian Shield. [4] The coldest temperature ever recorded was −41.7 °C (−43.1 °F) on 26 January 1897. Age characteristics of Gaspé. Percé Rock (or Rocher Percé), an island pierced by a natural arch, is located just offshore of the peninsula's eastern end. In 1833 in Gaspé County there were only ten farmers, all in the Gaspé Bay area (of whom seven were also involved in the fishery), four whalers in Gaspé Bay, five shipbuilders (one a Jersey firm), one blacksmith, two lumber merchants, five shipowners (all of which were Jerseymen), eighteen fish merchants (of whom all but five were Jerseymen) and thirty-two major fishing establishments (of which sixteen were Jersey owned). La Gaspésie et les Îles-de-la-Madeleine enregistrent pour une deuxième année consécutive un solde migratoire interrégional positif. Administrative region . The cross was erected on its base using a rail system of pulleys and cables, driven by horses. [19], The Port of Gaspé has a two-sided wharf; on the one, it measures 175 metres (574 ft), with a depth of 8 metres (26 ft), and on the other measures 180 metres (590 ft) with a depth of 10 metres (33 ft). It lies in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence at the eastern extreme of southern Quebec. Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec in Canada. The administrative region of Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created on December 22, 1987. Another big employer is the LM Wind Power Canada Inc. factory that makes the windmill blades to then have them transported elsewhere. The economy of the peninsula has historically been focused on fishing, agriculture and forestry. It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by the Baie des Chaleurs (Chaleur Bay) and the Restigouche River. The original craftsmen would be listed at the top of the cross. last known population is ≈ 15 100 (year 2014). June 16, 2018. For the electoral district, see, Regional County Municipalities (RCM) and Equivalent Territories (ET), Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality, La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality, La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine [Economic region], Quebec", Portail régional de la Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Municipalities and cities of Gaspé region, Montreal Metropolitan Community (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal), Regional county municipalities and equivalent territories, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine&oldid=964161355, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 June 2020, at 22:42. Via was offering bus service between New Carlisle and Gaspé. [1], In 1600, Englishman Richard Hakluyt used the name Gaspay in his translation of Cosmosgraphie by Jean Alfonse, which became the common spelling in the early 17th century. [3] The population is 140,599 as of the 2011 census. Answer: Gaspé, Canada (Administrative unit: Quebec) - Question: What is the population of Gaspé?