Alma | |
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 Seal .svg) Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Crescit eundo | |
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  Alma Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W / 48.550°N 71.650°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Lac-Saint-Jean-Est |
| Amalgamation | 1962 (of Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma.) |
| Constituted | February 21, 2001 (amalgamation with Delisle) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvie Beaumont |
| • Federal riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Lac-Saint-Jean |
| Area | |
• Town | 230.30 km2 (88.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 194.92 km2 (75.26 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15.94 km2 (6.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Town | 30,331 |
| • Density | 155.6/km2 (403/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 20,274 |
| • Urban density | 1,272.2/km2 (3,295/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.4% |
| • Dwellings | 14,493 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G8B, G8C & G8E |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-169  R-170  R-172 |
| Telephone Exchanges | 212, 321, 480-2, 487, 662, 668-9, 719, 720, 769 |
| NTS Map | 22D12 Alma |
| GNBC Code | EFHQD[5] |
| Website | www |
Alma (2021 Town population: 30,331; UA Population 20,274) is a town in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Canadian province of Quebec.
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toponymiewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Alma Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Alma census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ a b "Alma (Population centre) community profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
- ^ "Alma". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.