Albertville is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Canadian province
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of
Quebec
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, located in
La Matapédia Regional County Municipality
La Matapédia is a regional county municipality (RCM) in eastern Quebec, Canada at the base of the Gaspé peninsula, in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Its seat is in Amqui. It is named after the Matapédia River which runs through the western par ...
.
The municipality, named after
André-Albert Blais
Andr̩-Albert Blais (26 August 1842 Р23 January 1919) was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Rimouski.
Born in Saint-Vallier, Quebec, the son of Hubert Blais and Marguerite Roy, Blais was educated in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatià ...
, 2nd bishop of Rimouski, had a population of 239 in the
Canada 2021 Census
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
.
Geography
Albertville is in one of the highest territories of the
Matapédia Valley
The Matapedia Valley (French: ''vallée de la Matapédia'') was formed by the Chic-Choc Mountains of eastern Québec. Its name is derived from the river that traverses the valley, as well as the lake that lies in its center. It is situated in ...
.
Demographics
Population
Canada Census data before 2001:
[Statistics Canada: ]1996
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census
* Population in 1996: 364 (-9.0% from 1991)
* Population in 1991: 400
Municipal council
* Mayor: Martin Landry
* Councillors: Edes Berger, Géraldine Chrétien, Charline Chabot, Gilles Demeules, Roger Durette, Gilberte Potvin
See also
*
List of municipalities in Quebec
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References
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Bas-Saint-Laurent
La Matapédia Regional County Municipality