Saint-Alban is a municipality in the

Capitale-Nationale Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,7 ...

region of Quebec, Canada. The place is known for its caves and crevices, and the gorge of the

Sainte-Anne River The Sainte-Anne River is a tributary of the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River, whose mouth is located at Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade. This river flows in the province of Quebec, Canada, in the administrative regions of: * Capitale-Nationale: ...

. The "gorge" sector of the Sainte-Anne River is famous for its rock climbing walls.

History

The first settlers, coming from Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Deschambault, Grondines, and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade, began clearing the area around 1830. In 1851, a mill was built that led to the development of the village. In 1856, the parish was founded, followed by the post office in 1857, and the parish municipality in 1860. Its official full name was Saint-Alban-d'Alton, and named after

Saint Alban Saint Alban (; la, Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the British protomartyr. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs rec ...

, the first martyr in Britain in the third century. Alton refers to its location in the geographic township of Alton, formed in 1841, and named after a town in

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English cities on its south coast, Southampton and Portsmouth, Hampshire ...

, England. In January 1918, the village centre itself separated from the parish municipality and was incorporated as the Village Municipality of Saint-Alban. In 1991, the parish and village municipalities merged again to form the new Municipality of Saint-Alban.

1894 landslide

On 27 April

1894 Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United S ...

, Canada's largest known landslide occurred in Saint-Alban. Displacing of rock and dirt, leaving a scar, that covered .

Demographics

Population trend: Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 censuses * Population in 2011: 1225 (2006 to 2011 population change: 7.6%) * Population in 2006: 1138 * Population in 2001: 1170 * Population in 1996: 1159 * Population in 1991: 1176 Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 552 (total dwellings: 764) Mother tongue: *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

as first language: 0% * French as first language: 100% * English and French as first language: 0% * Other as first language: 0%

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Alban Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale Municipalities in Quebec Designated places in Quebec Portneuf Regional County Municipality 1894 in Quebec Landslides in 1894 1830 establishments in Lower Canada Natural disasters in Quebec