Carleton-sur-Mer
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Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, Canada, located on Route 132, along Chaleur Bay. It is the seat of the Avignon Regional County Municipality.
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Carleton-sur-Mer | |
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Nickname: Birthplace of Laurence Audet-Beaupre | |
Coordinates: 48°06′N 66°08′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Avignon |
Settled | 1756 |
Constituted | October 4, 2000 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mathieu Lapointe |
• Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 245.89 km2 (94.94 sq mi) |
• Land | 221.48 km2 (85.51 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 4,081 |
• Density | 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 0.2% |
• Dwellings | 2,222 |
Demonyms | Carletonnais, Carletonnaise |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
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The town's territory includes the communities of Biron, Caps-de-Maria, Carleton, Robitaille, and Saint-Omer.