Chandler, Quebec
Chandler | |
|---|---|
Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′N 64°41′W / 48.350°N 64.683°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Le Rocher-Percé |
| Settled | 1729 |
| Constituted | June 27, 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilles Daraiche |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 438.77 km2 (169.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 418.45 km2 (161.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 7,490 |
| • Density | 17.9/km2 (46/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 0.7% |
| • Dwellings | 3,794 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | www |
Chandler (French pronunciation: [tʃandlɚ, -lœʁ]) is a town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. It is the second-most populous town on the Gaspé Peninsula after the Town of Gaspé. It was known as Pabos between June 27, 2001 and May 4, 2002.
The city is the birthplace of NHL player Mathieu Garon, Quebec politician Joseph-Léonard Duguay, singer "La Bolduc" (Mary Rose Anna Travers), singer and actor Flora Gionest-Roussy and world curling champion John Kawaja.
In addition to Chandler itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Newport, Grand-Pabos-Ouest, Pabos, Pabos Mills, and Saint-François-de-Pabos. Chandler's major industries include fishing and tourism.