Tête-à-la-Baleine is one of three French-speaking communities on the Lower North Shore.
The name refers to a geological feature that looks like the head (“tête”) of a whale (“baleine”), on one of the adjacent islands of the Toutes-Îles Archipelago, so-named by the explorer Jacques Cartier, upon his arrival on the Lower North Shore.
It is mainly a fishing community, but it is also known for its traditional sealskin crafts.
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