Avonlea is a fictional community located on Prince Edward Island, Canada, and is the setting of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables, its sequels, and the television series Road to Avonlea. Avonlea is based on the town of Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) • Land 5,660 km² • Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) â... Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery, also known as simply L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. ... Anne of Green Gables boxed set cover. ... Road to Avonlea is a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. ... Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, is one of the main centres of the tourism industry of PEI, being the home of the fictional character Anne of Green Gables. ...

In Montgomery's works, Avonlea was located on the northern shore of Prince Edward Island on a small peninsula. Its primary industries were farming and fishing for lobster. Neighbouring fictional towns included Carmody, White Sands, Grafton, and Bright River. Motto: Parva Sub Ingenti (The small under the protection of the great) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Charlottetown Largest city Charlottetown Lieutenant-Governor J. Léonce Bernard Premier Pat Binns (PC) Area 5,660 km² (13th) • Land 5,660 km² • Water 0 km² (0%) Population (2004) â...