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Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Sept-Rivières covers a vast territory on the North Shore of Quebec, Canada. The main attraction of the Sept-Rivières region is its vast hinterland made up of rivers, lakes, peat bogs, forests, mountains offering bucolic panoramas, hunting and fishing sites, quad and snowmobile trails, varied wildlife and boreal flora. Its urbanized coastal strip on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence also has many attractions.
By train
A train runs north on the Quebec North Shore & Labrador Line (QNS&L) from Sept-Îles in Emeril, Labrador to Schefferville, an otherwise inaccessible mining community in northern Quebec.
By plane
Route 138 is the main road along the coastline of the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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the largest city in Sept-Rivières. Sept-Îles is a paradise for nature lovers. The surrounding area includes many forests, numerous sandy beaches, world-famous lakes and rivers (especially for salmon fishing). Sept-Îles is an important centre for commercial, government (e.g. health), airport, maritime and road services.
A town that developed thanks to its forestry industry and the exploitation of iron deposits in the mining towns of Gagnon and Mont-Wright. Today, the economy is oriented towards services for travelers and recreational tourism activities: resorts, hunting and fishing, museums and historical sites, parks, heritage circuits, fine sand beach extending over 11 km in Pointe-aux-Anglais.
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