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[2] | |
| • Mayor | Nathalie Côté |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 142.10 km2 (54.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) |
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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 | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| 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 properous 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
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
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Language
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
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| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
| 2011 |
1,130 |
1,125 | 2.0% |
99.56% | 0 |  0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 5 |  n/a% |
0.44% | |||||
| 2006 |
1,205 |
1,205 | 6.6% |
100.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
| 2001 |
1,290 |
1,290 | 7.2% |
100.00% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.00% | |||||
| 1996 |
1,415 |
1,390 | n/a | 98.23% | 25 | n/a | 1.77% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | |||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Grande-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- 1 2 "Grande-Vallée". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- 1 2 "Grande-Vallée census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- 1 2 3 "Municipalité - Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Grande-Vallée. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
- ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
Media related to Grande-Vallée at Wikimedia Commons
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