Grande-Vallée, Quebec
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Grande-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
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Grande-Vallée | |
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Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°08′W[1] | |
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)[3] | |
• 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) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
Website | www |
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Its name (French for "Great Valley") describes its location in a large fertile valley through which the Grand Vallée River flows.