Carleton-sur-Mer | |
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 Location within Avignon RCM | |
  Carleton-sur-Mer Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′N 66°08′W / 48.100°N 66.133°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie– Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Settled | 1756 |
| Constituted | October 4, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mathieu Lapointe |
| • Federal riding | Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.89 km2 (94.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 221.48 km2 (85.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 4,081 |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 2,222 |
| Demonyms | Carletonnais, Carletonnaise |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | carletonsurmer |
Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, Canada, located on Route 132, along Chaleur Bay. It is the seat of the Avignon Regional County Municipality.
The town's territory includes the communities of Biron, Caps-de-Maria, Carleton, Robitaille, and Saint-Omer.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 06013". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b "Carleton-sur-Mer census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-09-29.