Grande-Vallée
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Grande-Vallée (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d vale]) is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Grande-Vallée | |
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Grande-Vallée skyline | |
 Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM | |
  Grande-Vallée Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°08′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—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
• Total | 144.86 km2 (55.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,077 |
| • Density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  1.9% |
| • Dwellings | 595 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
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]
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]
On September 15, 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) – a hamlet located along Rivière de la Grande Vallée
- L'Anse-à-Mercier (49°13′36″N 65°06′08″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) – 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) – 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) – a lake that lies just south of Route 132
Demographics
Population
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 1,077 (+1.9% from 2016) | 1,057 (-7.0% from 2011) | 1,137 (-7.6% from 2006) |
| Land area | 144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi) | 144.50 km2 (55.79 sq mi) | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) |
| Population density | 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Median age | 59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.2) | 56.1 (M: 56.0, F: 56.2) | 52.1 (M: 51.4, F: 52.5) |
| Private dwellings | 595 (total) 530 (occupied) | 569 (total) 493 (occupied) | 572 (total) |
| Median household income | $60,400 | $51,520 | $47,360 |
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Language
| Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
| Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
1,075 |
1,065 | 1.4% |
99.1% | 5 |  0.0% |
0.5% | 0 |  100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2016 |
1,160 |
1,050 | 6.7% |
99.1% | 5 | n/a% |
0.5% | 5 | n/a% |
0.5% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2011 |
1,130 |
1,125 | 2.0% |
99.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 5 | n/a% |
0.4% | |||||
2006 |
1,205 |
1,205 | 6.6% |
100.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
2001 |
1,290 |
1,290 | 7.2% |
100.0% | 0 | 100.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
0.0% | |||||
1996 |
1,415 |
1,390 | n/a | 98.2% | 25 | n/a | 1.8% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | |||||
Government
List of former mayors:[10]
- Arthur S. Fournier (1927–1933)
- Wilfrid Fournier (1933–1945)
- Georges Fournier (1945–1951)
- Robert Lebreux (1951–1959, 1960–1969)
- Rodolphe Fournier (1959–1960)
- Rock Fournier (1969–1978)
- Jean Claude Côté (1978–1986)
- Nelson Fournier (1986–1993)
- Sylvain Bouchard (1993–2005)
- Gabriel Minville (2005–2009)
- Nathalie Côté (2009–2017)
- Noël Richard (2017–present)
