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[[Image:ancien-hotel-de-ville-isle-maligne.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Former Isle-Maligne town hall]] |
<br/><br/><br/><br/>[[Image:ancien-hotel-de-ville-isle-maligne.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Former Isle-Maligne town hall]] |
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'''Alma''' ([[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] Town population: 29,998<ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=301&SR=92&S=1&O=A&RPP=100&SRCH=1 Alma |
'''Alma''' ([[Canada 2006 Census|2006]] Town population: 29,998<ref>[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=301&SR=92&S=1&O=A&RPP=100&SRCH=1 Alma City Population]</ref>; [[Census Agglomeration|CA]] Population 32,603; [[Urban area|UA]] Population 25,394) is a town located on the southeast coast of [[Lac Saint-Jean]] where it flows into the [[Saguenay River]], in the [[Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean]] region of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]], approximately 175 km north of [[Quebec City, Quebec|Quebec City]]. Alma is the seat of [[Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec|Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality]]. |
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The present city of Alma was born in [[1962]] from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph d'Alma, was founded in [[1867]] by Damase Boulanger. The area became an important industrial center during the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] with the construction of a hydro-electrical dam on the Grande-Décharge River, a paper mill (Price) and an aluminum smelting plant (Alcan), all of which are still in activity today. |
The present city of Alma was born in [[1962]] from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph d'Alma, was founded in [[1867]] by Damase Boulanger. The area became an important industrial center during the [[1920s]] and [[1930s]] with the construction of a hydro-electrical dam on the Grande-Décharge River, a paper mill (Price) and an aluminum smelting plant (Alcan), all of which are still in activity today. |
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In [[2002]], Alma amalgamated with [[Delisle, Quebec]]. |
In [[2002]], Alma amalgamated with [[Delisle, Quebec]]. |
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image:Barrage-petite-decharge.jpg|Dam on [[Petite-Décharge]] river |
image:Barrage-petite-decharge.jpg|Dam on [[Petite-Décharge]] river |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ville.alma.qc.ca Alma |
*[http://www.ville.alma.qc.ca Alma city website] |
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*[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=490&PSGC=24&SGC=24410&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=All&PlaceName=alma&CMA=&CSDNAME=Alma&A=&TypeNameE=Census%20Agglomeration&Prov= Statistics Canada] |
*[http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=490&PSGC=24&SGC=24410&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=All&PlaceName=alma&CMA=&CSDNAME=Alma&A=&TypeNameE=Census%20Agglomeration&Prov= Statistics Canada] |
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*[http://www.tourismealma.com Tourism: |
*[http://www.tourismealma.com Tourism: City of Hospitality !] |
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Revision as of 22:26, 6 November 2007
Ville d'Alma
Town of Alma | |
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Ville (Town) | |
| Motto: La ville de l'hospitalité | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Regional County Municipality | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| 1st Amalgamation | 1962 (with Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma.) |
| 2nd Amalgamation | 2002 (with Delisle) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 195.59 km2 (75.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)From StatsCan | |
| • Ville (Town) | 29,998 |
| • Density | 153.4/km2 (397/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 25,394 |
| • Metro | 32,603 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| Website | Alma's Official Site |
Alma (2006 Town population: 29,998[1]; CA Population 32,603; UA Population 25,394) is a town located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City. Alma is the seat of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality.
The present city of Alma was born in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph d'Alma, was founded in 1867 by Damase Boulanger. The area became an important industrial center during the 1920s and 1930s with the construction of a hydro-electrical dam on the Grande-Décharge River, a paper mill (Price) and an aluminum smelting plant (Alcan), all of which are still in activity today.
In 2002, Alma amalgamated with Delisle, Quebec.
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Dam on Petite-Décharge river -
Sunset with a view on the Alcan aluminium plant -
Gate of the "Odyssée des Bâtisseurs" with water tower -
"Tracel" Bridge on the Petite-Décharge river
External links
48°33′19″N 71°39′18″W / 48.55528°N 71.65500°W
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