New Carlisle | |
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 Location within Bonaventure RCM | |
  New Carlisle Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′N 65°20′W / 48.017°N 65.333°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Bonaventure |
| Settled | 1784 |
| Constituted | February 1, 1877 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Thibault |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie— Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.09 km2 (26.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 67.99 km2 (26.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45.00 m (147.64 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,336 |
| • Density | 19.6/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  3.7% |
| • Dwellings | 668 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
New Carlisle is a town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. It best known as the boyhood home of René Lévesque although he was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. Its population is approximately 1,336, approximately two-thirds of whom are anglophone and the remainder francophone. New Carlisle is located on the Baie des Chaleurs.
New Carlisle is the seat of Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, the judicial district of Bonaventure,[5] and the regional base for the Ministry of Transports Quebec, which has an operations centre on the outskirts of town. New Carlisle has a post office, primary and high schools, five different churches and many services. Via Rail mothballed its operations between Matapédia and New Carlisle sometime [when?] around 2010.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "New Carlisle". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "New Carlisle, Quebec (Code 2405040) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-20.
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climatewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Territorial Division Act. Revised Statutes of Quebec D-11.