Bas-Saint-Laurent Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
administrative region in Québec, Canada
About Bas-Saint-Laurent
The territory was occupied since the Pleistocene Era by First Nations until European colonization started near the end of the 17th century. The development of the region was slow until European settlers started exploiting its mixed forests. The economy of Bas-Saint-Laurent has long been dominated by two industries: agriculture and forestry, with smaller fishing and tourism industries. Nearly all residents of Bas-Saint-Laurent speak French as their mother tongue, and the share of people reporting they can speak both French and English is only 16% in Bas-Saint-Laurent, compared to 41% in all of Quebec (2006). The influence of the ocean mitigates the cold of the winters, and cools the summers. The average temperature in July in Rimouski is 4 degrees less than in Quebec City. The prevailing no
Bas-Saint-Laurent Travel Guide Sections
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