Grande-Vallée, Quebec
Grande-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Grande-Vallée | |
|---|---|
Location within La Côte-de-Gaspé RCM. | |
Grande-Vallée Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°08′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Gaspé |
| Settled | 1842 |
| Constituted | September 15, 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Noel Richard |
| • Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
| • Prov. riding | Gaspé |
| Area | |
| • Total | 142.10 km2 (54.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 144.37 km2 (55.74 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,512 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 7.6% |
| • Dwellings | 572 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0E 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-132 |
| Website | www |
Its name (French for "Great Valley") describes its location in a large fertile valley through which the Grand Vallée River flows.
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