Cap-Chat | |
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Coordinates: 49°06′N 66°41′W / 49.100°N 66.683°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Haute-Gaspésie |
Settled | 1815 |
Constituted | March 15, 2000 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Marcel Soucy |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 208.99 km2 (80.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 181.31 km2 (70.00 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,516 |
• Density | 13.9/km2 (36/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 1.6% |
• Dwellings | 1,405 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | ville |
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[update], 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.
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