Île du Cap-aux-Meules and Entry Island

Downtown

The île du Cap aux Meules is the most populated island of the archipelago and the second largest. Here, visitors will find the hospital, the high school and the college, a hydroelectric generating station, a shopping centre as well as a cinema. In short, this island is the administrative centre of the Îles de la Madeleine. The some 7,429 inhabitants of this island are separated into three villages: Cap-aux-Meules, L’Étang-du-Nord and Fatima. Wherever you go, you will have the chance to discover pretty beaches, beautiful landscapes and activities for everyone.

A positive Change in Scenery
Entry Island is without a doubt the smallest inhabited island of the Îles de la Madeleine, it's a dozen islands that form a 65-kilometre crescent-shaped archipelago of 202 square kilometres">Îles de la Madeleine archipelago. This island, unlike its sisters, is not linked to the other islands by route 199. To reach this island, visitors must take a ferry or a small plane. Overall, 130 people live on this island, all of them being English-speaking, in addition to being Scottish and Irish descendants. They live to the rhythm of the sea, which makes fishing their main source of income. The virgin nature of this tree-less and high hill island will allow you to observe a breathtaking landscape. The best way to visit this island is to walk or bike around it.