Métis-sur-Mer
Métis-sur-Mer | |
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Location within La Mitis RCM | |
Métis-sur-Mer Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°40′N 68°00′W / 48.67°N 68°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Mitis |
| Constituted | July 4, 2002 |
| Boroughs | MacNider |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean-Pierre Pelletier |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 263.70 km2 (101.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.22 km2 (18.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 594 |
| • Density | 12.3/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 | 3.8% |
| • Dwellings | 505 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | www |
Métis-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [metis syʁ mɛʁ], lit. 'Métis on Sea') is a city in the La Mitis Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 594 in the Canada 2021 Census.
The name "Métis" is said to come from a Mi'kmaq word meaning "meeting place"; "sur-mer" refers to its location on the Saint Lawrence River.