Grande-Vallée, Quebec
Grande-Vallée | |
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![]() Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM | |
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 | 144.86 km2 (55.93 sq mi) |
• Land | 144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,077 |
• Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 595 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Grande-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Its name (French for "Great Valley") describes its location in a large fertile valley through which the Grand Vallée River flows.
History
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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]
On September 15, 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
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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 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 1,077 (+1.9% from 2016) | 1,057 (-7.0% from 2011) | 1,137 (-7.6% from 2006) |
Land area | 144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi) | 144.50 km2 (55.79 sq mi) | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) |
Population density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
Median age | 59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.2) | 56.1 (M: 56.0, F: 56.2) | 52.1 (M: 51.4, F: 52.5) |
Private dwellings | 595 (total) 530 (occupied) | 569 (total) 493 (occupied) | 572 (total) |
Median household income | $60,400 | $51,520 | $47,360 |
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Source: Statistics Canada[10] |
Language
[edit]Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ![]() |
99.56% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 5 | ![]() |
0.44% | |||||
2006
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1,205
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1,205 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | |||||
2001
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1,290
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1,290 | ![]() |
100.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
0.00% | 0 | ![]() |
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% |
Local government
[edit]List of former mayors:[12]
- Arthur S. Fournier (1927–1933)
- Wilfrid Fournier (1933–1945)
- Georges Fournier (1945–1951)
- Robert Lebreux (1951–1959, 1960–1969)
- Rodolphe Fournier (1959–1960)
- Rock Fournier (1969–1978)
- Jean Claude Côté (1978–1986)
- Nelson Fournier (1986–1993)
- Sylvain Bouchard (1993–2005)
- Gabriel Minville (2005–2009)
- Nathalie Côté (2009–2017)
- Noël Richard (2017–present)
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 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 03020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Grande-Vallée, Quebec (Code 2403020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Grande-Vallée (municipalité) 15.9.1927 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
External links
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Media related to Grande-Vallée at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website