List of francophone communities in Alberta

This is a list of francophone communities in Alberta. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Alberta are listed.

Alberta’s Francophone population dates back to its early days as part of Rupert’s Land and the fur trade. This history has led to the establishment of several Francophone settlements, such as Morinville and Beaumont, as well as numerous geographic features—mountains, rivers, and towns—named after Métis or French words.

Today, Alberta is home to over 300,000 Francophones (those with French as a first language) and Francophiles (those who speak French as a second language), making up about 8% of the province’s total population.

While several communities have sizeable French-speaking minorities, the majority of Franco-Albertans resides within the province's two largest cities: Edmonton, and Calgary.

Municipality Type County, district, or regional municipality Total population Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French Number of people whose mother tongue is FrenchAthabasca CountyRural municipalityNorthern Alberta6,9592%139BanffTownAlberta's Rockies8,3058%664BeaumontCityEdmonton Metropolitan Region20,8884%836Big LakesRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta4,9863%150BighornRural MunicipalityCalgary Metropolitan Region1,5986%96Birch HillsRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,5166%91Bon AccordTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region1,4613%44BonnyvilleRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta12,8975%645BonnyvilleTownNorthern Alberta6,4045%320CanmoreTownAlberta's Rockies15,9905%800CochraneTownCalgary Metropolitan Region32,1992%644Cold LakeCityNorthern Alberta15,6615%783Elk PointTownNorthern Alberta1,3992%28FalherTownNorthern Alberta1,00142%420GibbonsTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region3,2183%97Grande PrairieCityNorthern Alberta64,1412%1,283GrimshawTownNorthern Alberta2,6012%52High PrairieTownNorthern Alberta2,3802%48HintonTownUpper Athabasca9,8173%295JasperSpecialized municipalityAlberta's Rockies4,7386%284Lac La BicheSpecialized municipalityNorthern Alberta7,6736%460LegalTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region1,23211%136MorinvilleTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region10,3854%415Northern SunriseRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,71115%257PeaceRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,5813%47Peace RiverTownNorthern Alberta6,6194%265Smoky RiverRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,68436%606St. AlbertCityEdmonton Metropolitan Region68,2323%2,047St. PaulTownNorthern Alberta5,8639%528St. Paul CountyRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta6,30610%631Stony PlainTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region17,9932%360SturgeonRural MunicipalityEdmonton Metropolitan Region20,0613%602ValleyviewTownNorthern Alberta1,6732%33WainwrightRural MunicipalityCentral Alberta4,2763%128WainwrightTownCentral Alberta6,6062%132Westlock CountyRural MunicipalityCentral Alberta7,1863%216 A number of small municipalities also have high francophone populations. Small francophone-minority municipalities include: Alliance (6%), Bashaw (2%), Birchcliff (2%), Bondiss (8%), Bonnyville Beach (7%), Carbon (2%), Chipman (2%), Cremona (2%), Czar (2%), Donnelly (27%), Forestburg (3%), Girouxville (34%), Glendon (3%), Hay Lakes (2%), Holden (3%), Horseshoe Bay (13%), Hughenden (2%), Innisfree (3%), Island Lake (6%), Jarvis Bay (2%), Ma-Me-O Beach (3%), Mannville (2%), McLennan (12%), Mewatha Beach (5%), Morrin (2%), Munson (3%), Myrnam (2%), Nampa (4%), Parkland Beach (6%), Pelican Narrows (13%), Seba Beach (2%), Silver Sands (2%), South View (7%), Sunbreaker Cove (7%), Sundance Beach (11%), Sunrise Beach (7%), Waskatenau (2%), Whispering Hills (4%) and White Sands (3%).

See also French Canadians Geographical distribution of French speakers List of municipalities in Alberta

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