Grand-Métis
Grand-Métis | |
|---|---|
Location within La Mitis RCM | |
Grand-Métis Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°38′N 68°08′W / 48.63°N 68.13°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | September 13, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc-André Larrivée |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.30 km2 (9.77 sq mi) |
| • Land | 25.12 km2 (9.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 218 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 2.3% |
| • Dwellings | 206 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 R-234 |
| Website | www.municipalite. grand-metis.qc.ca |
Grand-Métis (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ metis]) is a municipality in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated where the Mitis River meets the Saint Lawrence River, and was developed from 1818 by the pioneering John MacNider.
The names "Métis" and "Mitis" are said to come from a Mi'kmaq word meaning "meeting place" or another referring to willow or poplar trees.