| Carleton-sur-Mer | |
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Carleton-sur-Mer
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | Avignon |
| Founded | 1756 |
| Incorporated | 1787 |
| Constitution | October 4th, 2000 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Denis Henry |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
| Area[2] | |
| • Land | 221.38 km2 (85.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,077 |
| • Density | 18.4/km2 (47.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code | G0C 1J0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 |
| Website | www.carletonsurmer.com |
Carleton-sur-Mer is the fifth largest town of the Gaspésie's south shore, in southeastern Quebec, Canada, located on Chaleur Bay, along Route 132.
The town's territory includes the communities of Biron, Caps-de-Maria, Carleton, Robitaille, and Saint-Omer.
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Around 1756, 7 families of exiled Acadians arrived in Tracadigash[3] from Bonaventure and Restigouche following their brutal deportation from Beaubassin Nova-Scotia in 1755. Charles Dugas and Benjamin LeBlanc (both from Grand Pré) were the original founders. In 1772 Abbé Joseph-Mathurin Bourg, first accredited Acadien priest, arrived from Quebec City. He conducted the very first census of Tragadigash «recensement Tracadigache 1777» where we listed the following family names:[4] (Allard, Allain, Arseneau, Aubertin, Barriot, Bergeron, Berthelot, Boudreau, Bujold, Comeau, Cormier, Dugas, Francis, Landry, Leblanc, Poirier, Richard), totalling 177 persons. A later three page correspondence to the governor «Tracadigache 7 avril 1784» states describes land use «Endorsed: A list of the inhabitants of Tracadigache and the quantity of land each inhabitant has improved» which averaged 3 to 12 arpents per man.
In 1787, American Loyalists found their way to Tracadigash which eventually resulted in the parish changing its name from «Saint-Joseph de Tracadièche» (Tracadièche is the French way of saying Tragadigash) to «Saint-Joseph de Carleton» in honor of General Guy Carleton.[5]
On October 4, 2000, the municipalities of Carleton and Saint-Omer were reunited after 100 years of separation and the new town thus formed was called Carleton–Saint-Omer.[6]
On May 7, 2005, the name was officially changed to Carleton-sur-Mer.[6]
After the arrival of the first Acadians in 1756, the territory of «Saint-Omer» was included in the Parish of Saint Joseph de Tracadièche and had a common history with «Carleton». As more population shifted west, numbers eventually justified creating a new parish, and in 1899 the Parish of Saint-Omer came to be, approved by government in 1902.[7]
For 100 years, Saint-Omer fonctionned as a distinct parish, and municipality. Its economy depended largely on fishing, agriculture and forest. Saint-Omer had its own elementary schools but its teenagers attended Carleton's École Polyvalente (renamed École Antoine-Bernard in 1983).
On October 4, 2000, the municipalities of Saint-Omer and Carleton were reunited and named Carleton-Saint-Omer.[6]
Small agricultural and forestry village 8 kilometers north of Saint-Omer established by the Government of Quebec to encourage the economy and then shut down by the same government in 1972. 5 people have remained residents and work the land. In 2002, the Gaspé «union paysanne» held its yearly «Fête de l'union paysanne gaspésienne» there.[8]
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Carleton's economy relied historically mostly on agriculture, fishing and forest products. The deep water wharf allowed for large international vessels to load lumber. Tourism was from the very beginnings a significant aspect of the economy due in large part to its beaches and warm water temperature.
Today tourism accounts for an even larger share of the economy, which has shifted to the point that 74% of employment is provided by the service sector.
| Rivière-Nouvelle | Rivière-Bonaventure | |||
| Nouvelle | Maria | |||
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| Chaleur Bay |
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