Falher | |
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Town | |
| Town of Falher Ville de Falher | |
 The world's largest honey bee Statue | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: | |
  Falher Location of Falher in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 55°44′14″N 117°12′05″W / 55.73722°N 117.20139°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 19 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | September 5, 1923 |
| • Dissolution | August 9, 1926 |
| • Village | March 13, 1929 |
| • Town | January 1, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Donna Buchinski |
| • Governing body | Falher Town Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 2.83 km2 (1.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,001 |
| • Density | 354.1/km2 (917/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | +1-780 |
| Highways | Highway 49 Highway 2 |
| Website | Official website |
| [5] | |
Falher (/fəˈlɛər/, fə-LAIR French pronunciation [fɑlɛːʁ])[6] is a town in the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, along Highway 49. Falher is one of the earliest agricultural communities in the Peace River Country, and still acts as the commercial center of the surrounding Smoky River Region, with which it shares much of its history. Falher is notable for its sizable francophone population, having the highest percentage of French speakers of any municipality in Western Canada, with 52% able to speak the language as of 2021.[7]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Falher" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 246.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-09.
- ^ "Falher". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Falher, Alberta". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-30.