Country Canada Time zone EST (UTC−5) Population 30,904 (2011) University Collège d'Alma | RCM Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Area 230.3 km² Province Québec | |
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Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Amalgamation 1962 (of Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma.) Constituted February 21, 2001 (amalgamation with Delisle) Weather -7°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 64% Humidity | ||
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Alma (2011 Town population: 30,904; CA Population 33,018; UA Population 26,016) is a town in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Contents
- Jobs in alma quebec
- Map of Alma QC Canada
- 1270 cfgt alma quebec
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Notable people
- References
Map of Alma, QC, Canada
1270 cfgt alma quebec
Geography
Alma is located on the southeast coast of Lac Saint-Jean where it flows into the Saguenay River, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, approximately 175 km north of Quebec City. Alma is the seat of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality. Alma is the second city in population in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region after the city of Saguenay.
Alma is the seat of the judicial district of Alma.
History
The present town of Alma was formed in 1962 from the merging of four villages: Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma. The oldest of the villages, St-Joseph-d'Alma, was founded in 1867 by Damase Boulanger. The area became an important industrial center during the 1920s and 1930s with the construction of a hydro-electrical power station on the Grande-Décharge River, a paper mill (Price) and an aluminum smelting plant (Alcan), all of which are still in activity today.
In 2002, Alma merged with the Municipality of Delisle.
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 13324 (total dwellings: 13884)
Mother tongue:
Transportation
Alma is serviced by the Alma Airport, located 4.1 km to the south of the town.