Bonaventure, Quebec
Bonaventure is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec. It is located on Baie des Chaleurs near the mouth of the Bonaventure River. The town is situated on Route 132 between Saint-Siméon and New Carlisle.
Bonaventure | |
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Bonaventure Church | |
Location within Bonaventure RCM. | |
Bonaventure Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Settled | 1760 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roch Audet |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
| • Total | 106.90 km2 (41.27 sq mi) |
| • Land | 104.50 km2 (40.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 2,733 |
| • Density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1% |
| • Dwellings | 1,404 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0C 1E0 |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| GNBC Code | EQKCG |
| NTS Map | 022A03 |
| Website | villebonaventure |
The Quebec Acadian Museum (Musée Acadien du Québec) is located in the town.
The town was named after the Italian saint Bonaventure.
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