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.

Nestled between sea and mountains, Carleton-sur-Mer has long been known as a resort area. Already in mid-19th century, city dwellers and pilgrims appreciated the unique landscapes and authentic people found here. Over the years, this trend has gained ground, and today, this town is one of the region’s foremost tourist destinations.

Around 1756, seven families of exiled Acadians arrived in Tracadigash from Bonaventure and Restigouche, following their 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. In 1787, American Loyalists found their way to this area which eventually resulted in the parish changing its name from Saint-Joseph de Tracadièche (Tracadièche is the French spelling of Tragadigash) to Saint-Joseph de Carleton in honour of General Guy Carleton