Bonaventure, Quebec
Bonaventure | |
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Bonaventure Church | |
Location within Bonaventure RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W / 48.050°N 65.483°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Settled | 1760 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1884 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Gagnon |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.17 km2 (41.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 104.50 km2 (40.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,733 |
| • Density | 26.2/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 1.0% |
| • Dwellings | 1,404 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| GNBC Code | EQKCG |
| NTS Map | 022A03 |
| Website | www |
Bonaventure (French pronunciation: [bɔnavɑ̃tyʁ]) is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. It is located on Chaleur Bay near the mouth of the Bonaventure River. The town is situated on Route 132 between Saint-Siméon and New Carlisle.
The majority of the inhabitants are of Acadian descent, who found refuge there after the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755. They arrived there in 1760. The Quebec Acadian Museum (Musée Acadien du Québec) is located in the town. Bonaventure celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2010.
The toponym Bonaventure has been associated with several locations in the Gaspé since the beginnings of New France, such as Bonaventure Island and Bonaventure River. No definite origin of this name has been identified.