Grande-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Grande-Vallée | |
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 Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM. | |
  Grande-Vallée Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°08′W / 49.217°N 65.133°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Settled | 1842 |
| Constituted | September 15, 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Noel Richard |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 142.10 km2 (54.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,512 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.6% |
| • Dwellings | 572 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
Its name (French for "Great Valley") describes its location in a large fertile valley through which the Grand Vallée River flows.
History edit
In 1691, Governor General Frontenac granted the area to François Hazeur, a prosperous merchant from Quebec City. The seignory, called La Grande-Vallée-des-Monts, stretched from Rivière-Magdeleine Seignory in the west to the Saint-Hélier portage in the east. It was inherited by Hazeur's son-in-law, Michel Sarrazin, a surgeon, biologist, and doctor of the King.[1][4]
No colonization took place until the 1830s, when fishermen of Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny occupied the place during the summer. In 1842, Alexis Caron and his family, also from Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny, became the first permanent settlers. In 1846, the mission of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Grande-Vallée was founded. In 1872, the post office opened.[1][4]
In 1927, the village was incorporated as a parish municipality, with Arthur S. Fournier as first mayor, although its status as parish municipality was not officially recognized until 1995. In 2005, Grande-Vallée changed its status from parish municipality to just municipality.[1][4]
Geography edit
Communities edit
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Grande-Vallée-des-Monts (49°10′19″N 65°11′05″W / 49.17194°N 65.18472°W) – a hamlet located along Rivière de la Grande Vallée
- L'Anse-à-Mercier (49°13′36″N 65°06′08″W / 49.22667°N 65.10222°W) – a hamlet located on the Saint Lawrence River
Lakes & Rivers edit
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]
- Rivière de la Grande Vallée (49°13′31″N 65°07′39″W / 49.22528°N 65.12750°W) – a river that empties into Anse de la Rivière de la Grande Vallée
- Lac de la Confrérie (49°11′06″N 65°06′23″W / 49.18500°N 65.10639°W) – a small lake located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of Grande-Vallée village
- Lac du Rocher (49°13′09″N 65°03′47″W / 49.21917°N 65.06306°W) – a lake that lies just south of Route 132
Demographics edit
Population edit
| 2021 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,077 (+1.9% from 2016) | 1,137 (-7.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi) | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) |
| Population density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Median age | 59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.2) | 52.1 (M: 51.4, F: 52.5) |
| Private dwellings | 595 (total) 530 (occupied) | 572 (total) |
| Median household income | $60,400 | $47,360 |
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Language edit
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[8] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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1,130
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1,125 | 2.0%
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99.56% | 0 |  0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 5 |  n/a%
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0.44% | |||||
2006
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1,205
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1,205 | 6.6%
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100.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
2001
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1,290
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1,290 | 7.2%
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100.00% | 0 | 100.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | 0 | 0.0%
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0.00% | |||||
1996
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1,415
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1,390 | n/a | 98.23% | 25 | n/a | 1.77% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Grande-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ a b "Grande-Vallée". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ a b c "Municipalité - Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Grande-Vallée. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links edit
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