Bonaventure, Quebec

Bonaventure is a town on the Gaspé Peninsula in the Bonaventure Regional County Municipality of Quebec. It is located on Baie des Chaleurs near the mouth of the Bonaventure River. The town is situated on Route 132 between Saint-Siméon and New Carlisle.

Bonaventure
City
Bonaventure Church
Bonaventure Church
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Location within Bonaventure RCM.
Bonaventure is located in Eastern Quebec
Bonaventure
Bonaventure
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°03′N 65°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMBonaventure
Settled1760
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1884
Government
[2]
 • MayorRoch Audet
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingBonaventure
Area
[2][3]
 • Total106.90 km2 (41.27 sq mi)
 • Land104.50 km2 (40.35 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,733
 • Density26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1%
 • Dwellings
1,404
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0C 1E0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-132
GNBC CodeEQKCG
NTS Map022A03
Websitevillebonaventure.ca

The Quebec Acadian Museum (Musée Acadien du Québec) is located in the town.

The town was named after the Italian saint Bonaventure.

History
Grand-Pré Avenue in Bonaventure early 20th-century

The first permanent European settlement of Bonaventure was in 1760 by Acadian refugees who had successfully avoided the expulsion of Acadians that had begun in 1755. Some of these early settlers were present at the Battle of Restigouche in July 1760, where a mixed force of French navy aided by Acadians were defeated by the Royal Navy. Many of today's Bonaventure residents are of Acadian descent.[4]

Prior to permanent settlement, the Bonaventure harbour had often been visited by Europeans and was the location of temporary camps and posts for many years before.

At the time of settlement, Bonaventure was located in lands possessed by France, but in 1763, after the Treaty of Paris, all of New France was ceded to Britain, and Bonaventure became part of British colony of the Province of Quebec. Later, some of the lands already settled by the Acadians were granted to anglophones, although after decades of petitioning the Quebec government, some of the Acadian settlers were able to gain title to the lands they occupied. However, even as late as 1891, more than half of the homesteaders in this region had no legal title to the lands they lived on.[5][6]

Bonaventure was raided by Americans during the War of Independence.[4]

Demographics
Historical Census Data - Bonaventure, Quebec[7]
YearPop.±%
1861 1,309—    
1871 1,484+13.4%
1881 1,367−7.9%
1891 2,328+70.3%
1901 2,862+22.9%
1911 3,667+28.1%
1921 2,780−24.2%
1931 2,804+0.9%
YearPop.±%
1941 3,015+7.5%
1951 2,945−2.3%
1956 3,010+2.2%
1961 2,929−2.7%
1966 3,209+9.6%
1971 2,857−11.0%
1976 2,895+1.3%
1981 2,950+1.9%
YearPop.±%
1986 2,995+1.5%
1991 2,844−5.0%
1996 2,884+1.4%
2001 2,756−4.4%
2006 2,673−3.0%
2011 2,775+3.8%
2016 2,706−2.5%
2021 2,733+1.0%

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bonaventure had a population of 2,733 living in 1,318 of its 1,404 total private dwellings, a change of 1% from its 2016 population of 2,706. With a land area of 104.5 km2 (40.3 sq mi), it had a population density of 26.2/km2 (67.7/sq mi) in 2021.[8]

Canada census – Bonaventure community profile
202120162011
Population2,733 (+1.0% from 2016)2,706 (-2.5% from 2011)2,775 (+3.8% from 2006)
Land area104.50 km2 (40.35 sq mi)104.35 km2 (40.29 sq mi)104.15 km2 (40.21 sq mi)
Population density26.2/km2 (68/sq mi)25.9/km2 (67/sq mi)26.6/km2 (69/sq mi)
Median age52.4 (M: 51.6, F: 53.2)51.1 (M: 51.0, F: 51.2)48.6 (M: 48.5, F: 48.7)
Private dwellings1,404 (total)  1,318 (occupied)1,312 (total)  1,294 (total) 
Median household income$62,800$57,003$53,199
References: 2021[9] 2016[10] 2011[11] earlier[12][13]

Mother tongue language (2021)[14]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 2,525 93%
English only 145 5.3%
Both English and French 25 0.9%
Other languages 20 0.7%

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 325850 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Bonaventure". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  3. "Bonaventure census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  4. Arsenault, Bona (1978). History of the Acadians. Lemeac. ISBN 0-7761-5034-0.
  5. Gallant, abbé Patrice, Les Registres de La Gaspésie, 1961.
  6. Legislature of Quebec, List of lands granted in the province of Quebec from 1763 to 31st December 1890, 1891.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  8. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  9. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  10. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  11. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  12. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  13. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  14. 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Bonaventure, Quebec
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