Carleton-sur-Mer
Carleton-sur-Mer | |
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Location within Avignon RCM | |
| 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 | 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) | |
• 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 | 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.