Bonaventure () is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada, on the Gaspé Peninsula. Its seat is New Carlisle.
Subdivisions There are 14 subdivisions within the RCM:
Cities & Towns (3) Bonaventure New Richmond Paspébiac
Municipalities (7) Caplan Cascapédia–Saint-Jules Hope Town New Carlisle Saint-Alphonse Saint-Elzéar Shigawake
Parishes (1) Saint-Siméon
Townships (2) Hope Saint-Godefroi
Unorganized Territory (1) Rivière-Bonaventure
Demographics Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 14,700 1.4% 84.3% 2,515 4.9% 14.4% 160 10.3% 0.82% 70 40.0% 0.4% 14,915 1.7% 84.00% 2,645 5.4% 14.90% 145 107.1% 0.82% 50 75.0% 0.28% 14,665 3.3% 82.71% 2,795 10.7% 15.76% 70 74.1% 0.40% 200 566.7% 1.13% 15,170 7.9% 84.30% 2,525 10.5% 14.03% 270 157.1% 1.50% 30 100.0% 0.17% 16,470 n/a 84.85% 2,820 n/a 14.53% 105 n/a 0.54% 15 n/a 0.08%
Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
Autoroutes None
Principal Highways
Secondary Highways
External Routes None
Attractions
Banc-de-Paspébiac Historical Site (Paspébiac) Bonaventure Airport (Bonaventure) Canomore Hydro (Saint-Elzéar) Gaspésie Biopark/Acadian Museum of Quebec (Bonaventure) Gaspésie British Heritage Centre (New Richmond) Hamilton House (1852) (New Carlisle) Pin-Rouge Ski Area (New Richmond) Saint-Elzéar Cave (Saint-Elzéar) St-Edgar Covered Bridge (1938) (New Richmond)
Protected Areas Petite-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve MLPC Campaign Post Rivière-Bonaventure ZEC Rivière-Cascapédia Wildlife Reserve Rivière-Port-Daniel Wildlife Reserve
See also List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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