Official Tourist Guide 2025-2026

Cap aux Meules Island – Profile of the Region

Island

Cap aux Meules

Cap aux meules is the administrative and service centre of the archipelago. It is the largest island in terms of population and the second largest island in size (behind the island of Havre Aubert). In Cap aux Meules, you can find the hospital, the high school, the Cégep, Hydro-Québec’s thermal power plant and most of the Islands’ businesses and services. Its three villages – Cap-aux-Meules, L’Étang-du-Nord and Fatima – invite visitors to discover an island with amazing landscapes and a wide range of activities that suits everybody. (jêP The name “Cap-aux-Meules” originated from the millstones located in the cape that overlooks the harbour. Its harbour is very active: offshore and inshore fishing, leisure marina and boat excursions. It also is the home harbour of the Madeleine II ferry that ensures the crossing towards Souris, PEI, and the home harbour of different international cruise ships that visit the archipelago. Cap-aux-Meules

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