Grand-Métis () 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.
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grand-Métis had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grand-Métis, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 200 29.0% 90.9% 10 100.0% 4.5% 5 n/a% 2.3% 0 0.0% 0.0% 155 20.5% 91.2% 5 50.0% 2.9% 0 100.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 195 22.0% 88.6% 10 n/a% 4.5% 5 n/a% 2.3% 0 0.0% 0.0% 250 6.4% 100.0% 0 100.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 235 4.1% 90.4% 20 n/a% 7.7% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 100.0% 0.0% 245 n/a 94.2% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 10 n/a 3.8%
Attractions
The historic Reford Gardens (Jardins de Métis) are located nearby. These gardens, now maintained by Les Amis des Jardins de Métis, are the result of Elsie Reford's extraordinary passion for horticulture. An International Garden Festival is held here each summer. The garden's symbol, the Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis betonicifolia), can be found growing there in summer. The gardens were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1995.
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
References
External links
Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens Les Jardins de Métis