Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
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Grindstone | |
| Motto(s): "Et si" (French for, "And If") | |
Location within Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine TE. | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′N 61°48′W / 47.400°N 61.800°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | None |
| Agglomeration | Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Constituted | January 1, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonin Valiquette |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| Area | |
• Total | 33,704.00 km2 (13,013.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 155.06 km2 (59.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 12,190 |
| • Density | 78.6/km2 (204/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 6,413 |
| Time zone | UTC−04:00 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−03:00 (ADT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-199 |
| Website | www |
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Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine (French pronunciation: [lez‿il də la madlɛn]) is a municipality located in Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region, in Quebec, Canada. It is located on the islands of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 250 kilometres (130 nautical miles) from Gaspé, 120 km (65 nmi) from Prince Edward Island, 90 km (50 nmi) from Cape Breton Island, and 150 km (80 nmi) from Newfoundland.