Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine
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Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine follows the river until the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Made up of the Gaspésie peninsula and the Îles-de-la-Madeleine archipelago, it has a population of about 92,500 inhabitants. The region has 15 rivers and 10 lakes, including the Restigouche River, which flows into Chaleur Bay and Lake Cascapédia near Mont Albert. Gaspé, the most densely populated city, hugs the tip of the peninsula, where you can gaze at the Rocher Percé and Île Bonaventure.

Nature lovers seeking bewitching sceneries will be delighted in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine since it is filled with mountain and sea hiking trails. It also benefits from about 10 parks, such as Parc national de la Gaspésie in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Réserve nationale de faune de la Pointe-de-l'Est in Grosse-Île and Parc national de Miguasha in the municipality of Nouvelle, which is part of the UNESCO Word Heritage List. As for garden enthusiasts, they will undoubtedly enjoy the Jardins de métis in Grand-Métis.

The architectural heritage of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine consists of several sites and buildings listed among the Québec Cultural Heritage Register. For example, the Vieux couvent de Havre-aux-Maisons, erected from 1914 to 1918, is a stone convent located in the heart of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine-based village. The maison Busteed, a British-style house that was built in the 1800s, is next to the Battle of the Restigouche National Historic Site in Pointe-À-la-Croix. Let's not forget the many lighthouses in the region, namely the 'La Martre Lighthouse', which dates back to 1906, the 'Cap-Chat Lighthouse', erected in 1909, and the 'Anse-À-la-Cabane Lighthouse', raised in 1870 in the municipality of L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert. The Site archéologique de Pabos in Chandler, which was a permanent fishing site under the French régime, is also worth mentioning.

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