Percé is a small city near the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. Within the territory of the city there is a village community also called Percé.
Percé with Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island in the background
"A view of the Pierced Island, a remarkable rock in the Gulf of St. Laurence - two leagues to the southward of Gaspée Bay Vüe de l'Isle Percée, rocher remarquable dans le Golfe St. Laurent a 2 lieues au sud de la Baye de Gaspe" by Hervey Smyth, 1760.
Percé Rock from nearby Mont-Sainte-Anne
Quebec Route 132 in Percé
The Gaspé Peninsula, also known as Gaspesia, is a peninsula along the south shore of the St. Lawrence River that extends from the Matapedia Valley in Quebec, Canada, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It is separated from New Brunswick on its southern side by Chaleur Bay and the Restigouche River. The name Gaspé comes from the Mi'kmaq word gespe'g, meaning "end", referring to the end of the land.
NASA satellite image of the Gaspé Peninsula. Part of Anticosti Island appears to the northeast.
Mont Albert, in the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula
Rocher Percé, c. 1900
Lac aux Américains in Gaspé National Park (Parc national de la Gaspésie)
