Carleton-sur-Mer
Carleton-sur-Mer | |
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Carleton-sur-Mer with Mont Saint-Joseph in the background | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location within Avignon RCM | |
Carleton-sur-Mer Location in eastern Quebec Carleton-sur-Mer Carleton-sur-Mer (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′N 66°08′W / 48.100°N 66.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Settled | 1756 |
| Constituted | October 4, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mathieu Lapointe |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• City | 245.89 km2 (94.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 221.48 km2 (85.51 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• City | 4,081 |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,198 |
| • Urban density | 1,166.6/km2 (3,021/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 codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | carletonsurmer |
Carleton-sur-Mer (French pronunciation: [kaʁlətən syʁ mɛʁ]) 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.
The town's territory includes the communities of Biron, Caps-de-Maria, Carleton, Robitaille, and Saint-Omer.