Saint-Omer, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec

Saint-Omer was a former parish municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada.

Not to be confused with Saint-Omer, Quebec, a municipality of the same name in Chaudière-Appalaches region.
Saint-Omer Bird Sanctuary with the village in the background

On October 4, 2000, it merged with the city of Carleton to create the new city of Carleton–Saint-Omer, which was renamed to Carleton-sur-Mer on May 7, 2005.[1]

It is the site of the Saint-Omer Bird Sanctuary.

References
  1. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=57338

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