Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rocher-Percé is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Chandler. Prior to July 17, 1999 it was known as Pabok Regional County Municipality.[4]
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Le Rocher-Percé | |
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Coordinates: 48°22′N 64°37′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
Effective | April 1, 1981 |
County seat | Chandler |
Government | |
• Type | Prefecture |
• Prefect | Samuel Parisé |
Area | |
• Total | 3,249.20 km2 (1,254.52 sq mi) |
• Land | 3,076.80 km2 (1,187.96 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 17,282 |
• Density | 5.6/km2 (15/sq mi) |
• Change 2011-2016 | 3.9% |
• Dwellings | 8,969 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
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It is named after Percé Rock (the pierced rock), a massive arched sandstone rock rising from the Atlantic just off the tip of the Gaspé peninsula. The region includes the towns of Percé, Grande-Rivière, Port-Daniel–Gascons and Chandler. Major tourist attractions include the Percé Rock and Bonaventure Island.