Chandler | |
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![]() City of Chandler | |
![]() Location within Le Rocher-Percé RCM. | |
Coordinates: 48°21′N 64°41′W / 48.350°N 64.683°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | Le Rocher-Percé |
Settled | 1729 |
Constituted | June 27, 2001 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gilles Daraiche |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Bonaventure |
Area | |
• Total | 435.50 km2 (168.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 418.45 km2 (161.56 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,490 |
• Density | 17.9/km2 (46/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 3,794 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Chandler is a town in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. It is the second-most populous town on the Gaspé Peninsula after the Town of Gaspé. It was known as Pabos between June 27, 2001 and May 4, 2002.[1]
The city is the birthplace of NHL player Mathieu Garon, Quebec politician Joseph-Léonard Duguay, singer "La Bolduc" (Mary Rose Anna Travers), singer and actor Flora Gionest-Roussy and world curling champion John Kawaja.
In addition to Chandler itself, the town's territory also includes the communities of Newport, Grand-Pabos-Ouest, Pabos, Pabos Mills, and Saint-François-de-Pabos. Chandler's major industries include fishing and tourism.
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