Country Canada RCM Portneuf Constituted December 31, 1991 Area 159.1 km² | Region Capitale-Nationale Settled 1830 Time zone EST (UTC−5) Province Québec | |
Saint-Alban is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The place is known for its caves and crevices, and the gorge of the Sainte-Anne River.
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Map of Saint-Alban, QC, Canada
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, 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 an English town in Hampshire.
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 April1894 Canada's largest known landslide occurred in Saint-Alban. Displacing 185 million cubic metres (6.5×109 cu ft) of rock and dirt, leaving a 40 metres (130 ft) scar, that covered 4.6 million square metres (50×106 sq ft).
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 552 (total dwellings: 764)
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