Chandler | |
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 Seal | |
 Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM | |
  Chandler Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°21′N 64°41′W / 48.350°N 64.683°W[1] | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 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.[1]
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.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 02028". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
- ^ a b "Chandler census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-04.