Petite-Vallée, Quebec
Petite-Vallée | |
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Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM | |
Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°02′W / 49.217°N 65.033°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Côte-de-Gaspé |
Settled | 1858 |
Constituted | January 1, 1957 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Monika Tait |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 40.82 km2 (15.76 sq mi) |
• Land | 39.90 km2 (15.41 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 157 |
• Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | |
• Dwellings | 98 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | |
Website | www |
Petite-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
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]
History
[edit]The first settlers were 2 families from Montmagny, arriving in 1858, and building their homes at the mouth of the Petite Vallée River. Two years later, the first bridge over the river was built. Around 1870, the clearing was made for the coastal road. In 1885, its post office opened and in 1890, a second bridge over the Petite-Vallée River was built.[1][4]
The municipality was formed in 1957, when it separated from the Township Municipality of Cloridorme.[1]
Demographics
[edit]Population
[edit]2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 157 (-7.6% from 2016) | 170 (-4.5% from 2011) | 178 (-28.2% from 2006) |
Land area | 39.90 km2 (15.41 sq mi) | 39.94 km2 (15.42 sq mi) | 39.28 km2 (15.17 sq mi) |
Population density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Median age | 62.8 (M: 61.6, F: 62.8) | 58.5 (M: 58.4, F: 58.6) | 56.0 (M: 57.0, F: 55.0) |
Private dwellings | 98 (total) 82 (occupied) | 91 (total) 83 (occupied) | 97 (total) |
Median household income | $.N/A | $43,477 | $.N/A |
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Source: Statistics Canada[10][11] |
Language
[edit]Canada Census Mother Tongue - Petite-Vallée, Quebec[11] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French
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English
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French & English
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Other
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Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2011
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175
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175 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||||
2006
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260
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260 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||||
2001
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225
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225 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | |||||||||
1996
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195
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195 | n/a | 100.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% | 0 | n/a | 0.00% |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Petite-Vallée (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 03015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Petite-Vallée, Quebec (Code 2403015) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Faits historiques". petitevallee.ca (in French). Municipalité de Petite-Vallée. 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada: 76, 139. July 1973.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
External links
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