Grande-Vallée

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]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
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]
 • Total
144.86 km2 (55.93 sq mi)
 • Land144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
1,077
 • Density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Increase 1.9%
 • Dwellings
595
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 (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃d vale]) 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]

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]

Lakes & Rivers

Grande-Vallée River

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

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Grande-Vallée community profile
202120162011
Population1,077 (+1.9% from 2016)1,057 (-7.0% from 2011)1,137 (-7.6% from 2006)
Land area144.16 km2 (55.66 sq mi)144.50 km2 (55.79 sq mi)144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi)
Population density7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)7.9/km2 (20/sq mi)
Median age59.2 (M: 59.2, F: 59.2)56.1 (M: 56.0, F: 56.2)52.1 (M: 51.4, F: 52.5)
Private dwellings595 (total)  530 (occupied)569 (total)  493 (occupied)572 (total) 
Median household income$60,400$51,520$47,360
References: 2021[5] 2016[6] 2011[7] earlier[8][9]
Historical Census Data - Grande-Vallée, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1931 928—    
1941 827−10.9%
1951 1,068+29.1%
1956 1,263+18.3%
1961 1,490+18.0%
1966 1,461−1.9%
YearPop.±%
1971 1,412−3.4%
1976 1,493+5.7%
1981 1,612+8.0%
1986 1,561−3.2%
1991 1,420−9.0%
1996 1,431+0.8%
YearPop.±%
2001 1,309−8.5%
2006 1,230−6.0%
2011 1,137−7.6%
2016 1,057−7.0%
2021 1,077+1.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[10]

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Grande-Vallée, Quebec[11]
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 Increase 1.4% 99.1% 5 Steady 0.0% 0.5% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2016
1,160
 1,050 Decrease 6.7% 99.1% 5 Increase n/a% 0.5% 5 Increase n/a% 0.5% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0%
2011
1,130
 1,125 Decrease 2.0% 99.6% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 5 Increase n/a% 0.4%
2006
1,205
 1,205 Decrease 6.6% 100.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2001
1,290
 1,290 Decrease 7.2% 100.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 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:[12]

  • 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)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Grande-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 03020". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  3. ^ a b "Grande-Vallée (Code 2403020) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  4. ^ a b c "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. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  7. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  8. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  11. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  12. ^ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Grande-Vallée (municipalité) 15.9.1927 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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