L'Étang-du-Nord



L'Étang-du-Nord is a village in the municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine. It is part of the Magdalen Islands archipelago, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada.

In February 2021, the Municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine made amendments to Zoning Plan No. 2010-08, the amendments affect the village of L'Étang-du-Nord, they modify an urban perimeter, residential, resort and forest zones, as well as specific provisions relating to the scenic corridors of the Belle-Anse sector.

The village of L'Étang-du-Nord is the main fishing centre of the Magdalen Islands, the place received its first inhabitants around 1830 and was officially erected as a municipality in 1875. The community hosts a campus of Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles, the Magdalen Islands' only post-secondary institution.

The village unfolds around the cove of the Étang du Nord, entered between Cap à Savage and Cap à Fidèle. In the cove there are three breakwaters protecting the fishing harbour. Two are public wharves, one is a floating wharf, 70 m long, the second, encased in stone, extends 130 m. This harbour is managed by the harbour authority Administration du Havre de pêche de L’Étang-du-Nord.