Acton Vale is an industrial town in south central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Acton Regional County Municipality and is in the Montérégie administrative region. Its population in the Canada 2021 Census was 7,605. The town covers an area of 90.96 km (35 sq. mi.).
By road, Acton Vale is 100 km (60 mi.) from the province's largest city, Montreal, and 190 km (120 mi.) from the province's capital, Quebec City. It is also 100 km (60 mi.) from the border with the United States. The town is listed as a Village rélais.
History
While the Township of Acton was proclaimed in 1806, the area was opened up for settlement only in 1850 by the construction of the railroad. Incorporated in 1861, the town was named for Acton, a suburb of London, England. The name means "oak town". The town was once a centre for copper mining. Between 1860 and 1875, the Acton copper mine was one of the most important copper mines in the world, but the deposits were quickly depleted.
On January 26, 2000, the parish municipality of Saint-André-d'Acton was merged into the Town of Acton Vale.
Communities Beside Acton Vale is Lavoie, a community in the south of the municipality, accessible by Highway 139.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Acton Vale had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Population by mother tongue Group 2021 Census 2016 Census 2011 Census 2006 Census Population % of total Population % of Total Population % of Total Population % of TotalFrench 7,305 97.1 7,270 97.7 7,225 97.8 7,265 96.6English 70 0.9 75 1.0 75 1.0 70 0.9English and French 65 0.9 25 0.3 25 0.3 85 1.1All other 85 1.1 75 1.0 65 0.9 100 1.4Total 7,525 100.0 7,445 100.0 7,390 100.0 7,520 100.0
Government
The mayor is François Tremblay.
List of former mayors
Éric Charbonneau (2009 - ) Juliette Dupuis (2005 - 2009) Maurice Coutu (2001-2005) Anatole Bergeron (1993-2001) Gaston Gigère (????-1993) Roger Labrèque (1974-1986) Henri Boisvert (1966-1974) J.Edmour Gagnon (1963-1966) Lucien Désautels (1962-1963) Roger Labrèque (1948-1962) J.W. Cantin (1942-1948) J. Antonio Leclerc (1940-1942) Dr Philippe Adam (1934-1940) Ernest Boisvert (1932-1933) Auray Fontaine (1928-1932) Ernest Boisvert (1926-1928) Auray Fontaine (1924-1926) Dr. Léon Gauthier (1922-1924) J.E. Marcile (1918-1922) Dr. F.H. Daigneault (1916-1918) Charles Viens (1915-1916) David Lemay (1914-1915) Dr. F.H. Daigneault (1905-1914) Pierre Guertin (1902-1905) Georges Deslandes (1901-1902) J.E. Marcile (1900-1901) Milton McDonald (1897-1900) Auguste Dalpé (1896-1897) Alfred Saint-Amour (1895-1896) Pierre Guertin (1893-1895) Alfred Saint-Amour (1891-1893) Charles Roscony (1881-1891) N.H Dubois (1880-1881) Charles Roscony (1872-1880) Jérémie Morrier (1870-1872) J.A. Cushing (1868-1870) Charles F. McCallum (1866-1868) Jérémie Morrier (1864-1866) A.H. Dubrule (1863-1864) J.A. Cushing (1861-1863)
Media La Pensée de Bagot is the local newspaper for Acton Vale and the region.
Notable people Kevin Asselin, born 1985, professional ice hockey player
See also Municipal history of Quebec List of cities in Quebec
References
External links
Acton Vale Official Web Site Acton Regional County Municipality Official Web Site