Petite-Vallée, Quebec

Petite-Vallée
Municipality

Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM.
Petite-Vallée Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°02′W / 49.217°N 65.033°W / 49.217; -65.033Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°02′W / 49.217°N 65.033°W / 49.217; -65.033^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCM	La Côte-de-Gaspé
Constituted	January 1, 1957
Government^[2]
• Mayor	Rodrigue Brousseau
• Federal riding	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
• Prov. riding	Gaspé
Area^[2]^[3]
• Total	40.80 km² (15.75 sq mi)
• Land	39.28 km² (15.17 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	178
• Density	4.5/km² (12/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	28.2%
• Dwellings	97
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0E 1Y0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 132

Petite-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

The municipality was formed in 1957, when it separated from the Township Municipality of Cloridorme. Its name (French for "Little Valley") describes its location in the hollow of a shallow valley and dates back to at least 1754 when it appeared on a map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Petite-Vallée, Quebec community profile

	2011	2006	2001

Population: Land area: Population density: Median age: Total private dwellings: Median household income:	178 (-28.2% from 2006) 39.28 km² (15.17 sq mi) 4.5/km² (12/sq mi) 56.0 (M: 57.0, F: 55.0) 97 $.N/A	248 (+14.8% from 2001) 39.28 km² (15.17 sq mi) 6.3/km² (16/sq mi) 50.0 (M: 48.5, F: 51.0) 112 $.N/A	216 (-3.6% from 1996) 39.28 km² (15.17 sq mi) 5.5/km² (14/sq mi) 44.3 (M: 43.2, F: 44.8) 96 $.N/A

Notes: Income data for this area has been suppressed for data quality or confidentiality reasons. – References: 2011^[4] 2006^[5] 2001^[6]

Historical Census Data - Petite-Vallée, Quebec^[7]

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	226	—
1996	224	−0.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	216	−3.6%
2006	248	+14.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
2011	178	−28.2%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Petite-Vallée, Quebec^[7]
Census	Total	French			English			French & English			Other
Year	Responses	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %	Count	Trend	Pop %
2011	175	175	32.7%	100.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
2006	260	260	15.5%	100.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
2001	225	225	15.4%	100.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%	0	0.0%	0.00%
1996	195	195	n/a	100.00%	0	n/a	0.00%	0	n/a	0.00%	0	n/a	0.00%

References

1 2 "Petite-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
1 2 "Petite-Vallée". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
1 2 "Petite-Vallée census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
↑ "2011 Community Profiles". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
↑ "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

Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

Honguedo Strait

Grande-Vallée

Cloridorme

Petite-Vallée