New Carlisle, Quebec
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New Carlisle, Quebec is a small town in the Gaspé region best known as the birthplace of René Lévesque, although he was actually born in Campbellton, New Brunswick. The population is approximately 1430, half English-speaking and half French-speaking. New Carlisle is the seat of Bonaventure Regional County Municipality.
Originally settled by Loyalistsand discharged British soldiers in 1784, it was named by the then Lieutenant-Governor Nicholas Cox after his home town of Carlisle in England.
According to the Canada 2001 Census:
- Population: 1,431
- % Change (1996-2001): -7.0
- Dwellings: 611
- Area (km².): 67.55 km²
- Density (persons per km²): 21.2
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