In February 2021, the Municipality of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine[2] 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.[3]
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,[4] the Magdalen Islands' only post-secondary institution.
The village unfolds around the cove of the Étang du Nord,[5] 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 (230 ft) long, the second, encased in stone, extends 130 m (430 ft). This harbour is managed by the harbour authority Administration du Havre de pêche de L’Étang-du-Nord.
^"Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine". Commission de toponymie Quebec (in French). Government of Quebec. 2002-01-24. Retrieved 4 March 2024. On January 1, 2002, the municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created.
^"Zoning Plan Changes for L'Étang-du-Nord"(PDF) (in French). Council of the Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Modify an urban perimeter, residential, resort and forest zones, as well as specific provisions relating to scenic corridors in the Belle-Anse Secto
^"Canadian Sailing Directions Gulf of St. Lawrence (Southwest Portion)"(PDF). Ficheries and Oceans Canada. pp. 51 of 142. Retrieved 14 March 2024. North of L'Étang-du-Nord, mariners must refer to the appropriate chart for their position and are not to drop anchor in the vicinity of the cables.
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