Albertville, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Albertville is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in La Matapédia Regional County Municipality.
Albertville | |
|---|---|
Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
  Albertville Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°19′N 67°22′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | 1899 |
| Constituted | November 29, 1930 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin Landry |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.71 km2 (40.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 103.13 km2 (39.82 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 239 |
| • Density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  5.8% |
| • Dwellings | 163 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
The municipality, named after André-Albert Blais, 2nd bishop of Rimouski, had a population of 239 in the Canada 2021 Census.
Geography
Albertville is in one of the highest territories of the Matapédia Valley.[1]
Demographics
Population
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Albertville had a population of 239 living in 122 of its 163 total private dwellings, a change of 5.8% from its 2016 population of 226. With a land area of 103.13 km2 (39.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 239 (+5.8% from 2016) | 226 (-11.7% from 2011) | 256 (-19.7% from 2006) |
| Land area | 103.13 km2 (39.82 sq mi) | 103.24 km2 (39.86 sq mi) | 102.27 km2 (39.49 sq mi) |
| Population density | 2.3/km2 (6.0/sq mi) | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) | 2.5/km2 (6.5/sq mi) |
| Median age | 56.8 (M: 58.8, F: 55.6) | 53.0 (M: 54.3, F: 51.2) | 48.0 (M: 47.3, F: 48.6) |
| Private dwellings | 163 (total) 122 (occupied) | 126 (total) | 146 (total) |
| Median household income | $n/a | $41,408 | $40,298 |
Canada Census data before 2001:[8]
- Population in 1996: 364 (-9.0% from 1991)
- Population in 1991: 400
Government
Municipal council
- Mayor: Martin Landry
- Councillors: Géraldine Chrétien, Denise Desmarais, Jacques Joncas, Gilberte Potvin, Valérie Potvin, Jennyfer Ruel
Education
Albertville is covered by the Monts-et-Marées Scholar Service Centre with the Saint-Rosaire School in Causapscal offering elementary education and the Forimont Polyvalente in Causapscal offering High School education.[9]
