Paspébiac, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Paspébiac is a town
on Baie des Chaleurs in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec
, Canada
. As of 2006, the population was 3,159. The town is noted for the Banc de Paspébiac, a large sandbar jutting out into the bay. The town also has Portugese roots and an accent which is different from the rest of the region.
Paspébiac was founded by Charles Robin
in 1767 as Quebec's first cod
fishing port.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
on Baie des Chaleurs in the Gaspésie region of eastern Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. As of 2006, the population was 3,159. The town is noted for the Banc de Paspébiac, a large sandbar jutting out into the bay. The town also has Portugese roots and an accent which is different from the rest of the region.
Paspébiac was founded by Charles Robin
Charles Robin
Charles Robin was an entrepreneur from the Isle of Jersey.He was born in Saint Brélade, Jersey in 1743. By 1763, he was the captain of a ship working in the Newfoundland cod trade. In 1765, with his two brothers and two others, they formed a firm which developed fishing grounds off Cape Breton...
in 1767 as Quebec's first cod
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
fishing port.