Useful Information Useful information for planning your trip to Gaspésie

The Gaspé Peninsula covers 30,340,6 km², and its population numbers 134,998 inhabitants. This area roughly corresponds to that of Belgium, which, however, has a population of 10 million souls.

The Peninsula is bordered by the North by the St. Lawrence estuary, to the South by the Chaleur Bay and to the East by the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Gaspésie begins at Sainte-Flavie to form an itinerary loop of approximately 885 kilometres.

Once you arrive in Sainte-Flavie via Route 132 or in Mont-Joli via Highway 20, you can choose to start your itinerary either by the South or the North tour. Whatever your decision may be, all through your journey you are sure to find the most diversified and picturesques sea and mountain landscapes, valleys, bays and coastlines.

This vats territory is divised into five natural areas: The Coast (The Mitis and Matane region), the Haute-Gaspésie, Land's End (Gaspé, Percé), the Chaleur Bay and the Matapédia Valley.