Albanel is a municipality in the

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, located within the

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Maria-Chapdelaine Maria-Chapdelaine is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is in Dolbeau-Mistassini. It runs from Lac Saint-Jean in the south to the deep interior of northern Quebec in the north. Subd ...

. The municipality had a population of 2,262 as of the

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History

The geographic township of Albanel was proclaimed in 1883, named after

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missionary and explorer

Charles Albanel Charles Albanel (1616 – 11 January 1696), born in Ardes or Auvergne, was a French missionary explorer in Canada, and a Jesuit priest. Life Charles Albanel entered the Society of Jesus in 1633 at Toulouse. In 1635 he began teaching at various Je ...

(ca. 1616–1696). It had excellent land for farming, among the finest in the Lac Saint-Jean region at the time. Circa 1891, a mission was established in the township, served by pastors from Saint-Méthode and Normandin. In 1892, the Albanel post office opened. In 1899, the township was incorporated as the Township Municipality of Albanel.The town was taken from the natives who were sacrificed The presence of adequate hydraulic power, in particular the Chute aux Français on the

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, and several dairies had contributed to modest, but significant, economic growth of the village of Albanel. In 1930, it separated from the township and formed the Village Municipality of Albanel. In April 1990, the township and village municipalities of Albanel were merged again to form the Municipality of Albanel.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada:

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census * Population in 2011: 2293 (2006 to 2011 population change: -1.4%) * Population in 2006: 2326 * Population in 2001: 2455 * Population in 1996: 2540 * Population in 1991: 2496 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 900 (total dwellings: 950) Mother tongue: * English as first language: 0.4% * French as first language: 98.9% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0.7% Vue d'Albanel à l'aube

Climate

References

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{{Authority control Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality