Grande-Vallée, Quebec
Grande-Vallée | |
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Municipality | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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 | 1,137 |
| • 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) | G0E 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 132 |
| 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[]
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]
In September 1758, the Wolfe's troop chatched a French at Grande-Vallée. It's te deportation of Gaspésie.
Grande-Vallée was founded in 1842. Alexis Caron, of Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny, his wife Angélique Frigault and his kids, ...
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[]
Communities[]
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[]
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[]
Population[]
| hideCanada census – Grande-Vallée, Quebec community profile | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | ||
| Population: | 1,137 (-7.6% from 2006) | 1,230 (-6.0% from 2001) | |
| Land area: | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) | |
| Population density: | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) | |
| Median age: | 52.1 (M: 51.4, F: 52.5) | 46.6 (M: 47.0, F: 46.0) | |
| Total private dwellings: | 572 | 552 | |
| Median household income: | $47,360 | $38,112 | |
| References: 2011[3] 2006[5] earlier[6] | |||
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Language[]
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[7] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French
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English
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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[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Grande-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Municipalité - Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Grande-Vallée. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links[]
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée. |
Media related to Grande-Vallée at Wikimedia Commons
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