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Percé, with Rocher-Percé in the background, Quebec, Can.
Percé
Quebec, Canada
PercĂ©, city, GaspĂ©sieâĂles-de-la-Madeleine region, eastern Quebec province, Canada. It lies along the Gulf of St. Lawrence at the east end of the GaspĂ© Peninsula. First visited in 1534 by Jacques Cartier, it has been the site of a Roman Catholic mission since 1670. PercĂ© is now a fishing port and summer resort. Offshore, but connected by a sandbar at low tide, is famed Rocher-PercĂ© (âPierced Rockâ)âa rocky island 290 feet (88 metres) high that is pierced by a 60-foot- (18-metre-) high arch; it and another nearby tourist attraction, Bonaventure Island, are bird sanctuaries. Pop. (2006) 3,419; (2011) 3,312.
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