Grande-Vallée
Municipality
Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM.
Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM.
Grande-Vallée is located in Eastern Quebec
Grande-Vallée
Grande-Vallée
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°08′W / 49.217°N 65.133°W / 49.217; -65.133[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionGaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
RCMLa Côte-de-Gaspé
Settled1842
ConstitutedSeptember 15, 1927
Government
[2]
 • MayorNoel Richard
 • Federal ridingGaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
 • Prov. ridingGaspé
Area
[2][3]
 • Total142.10 km2 (54.87 sq mi)
 • Land144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total3,512
 • Density7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 7.6%
 • Dwellings
572
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0E 1K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.grande-vallee.ca

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

View of the colony of Grande-Vallée in 1943

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]

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]

Lakes & Rivers

Grande-Vallée River

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:[1]

Demographics

Grande-Vallée in 2010

Population

Canada census – Grande-Vallée community profile
20212011
Population1,077 (+1.9% from 2016)1,137 (-7.6% from 2006)
Land area144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi)144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi)
Population density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Median age59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.2)52.1 (M: 51.4, F: 52.5)
Private dwellings595 (total)  530 (occupied)572 (total) 
Median household income$60,400$47,360
References: 2021[5] 2011[3] earlier[6][7]
Historical Census Data - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[8]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,420—    
1996 1,431+0.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,309−8.5%
2006 1,230−6.0%
YearPop.±%
2011 1,137−7.6%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[8]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
1,130
 1,125 Decrease 2.0% 99.56% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 5 Increase n/a% 0.44%
2006
1,205
 1,205 Decrease 6.6% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
1,290
 1,290 Decrease 7.2% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Grande-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. 1 2 3 "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  4. 1 2 3 "Municipalité - Historique" (in French). Municipalité de Grande-Vallée. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  5. ↑ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  6. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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