L'Étang-du-Nord

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[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.