Cap-Chat

Cap-Chat
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
Location within La Haute-Gaspésie RCM
Cap-Chat is located in Eastern Quebec
Cap-Chat
Cap-Chat
Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 49°06′N 66°41′W / 49.100°N 66.683°W / 49.100; -66.683[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Haute-Gaspésie
Settled1815
ConstitutedMarch 15, 2000
Government
 • MayorMarcel Soucy
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
 • Total208.99 km2 (80.69 sq mi)
 • Land181.31 km2 (70.00 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,516
 • Density13.9/km2 (36/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1.6%
 • Dwellings
1,405
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websiteville.cap-chat.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Cap-Chat is a town in the Canadian province of Québec, in the Regional County Municipality of Haute-Gaspésie, and in the administrative region of Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine. Cap-Chat is found 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts. As of 2021, Cap-Chat's population is 2,516.[4]

In addition to Cap-Chat itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Cap-Chat-Est, Capucins, and Petit-Fonds.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 04047". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-12.
  3. ^ a b "Cap-Chat census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  4. ^ "Cap-Chat community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-08-02.