Saint-Alban | |
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![Sainte-Anne River, Saint-Alban Dam,[1] from François-Naud Bridge[2][3]](view_image.php?q=Saint-Alban,_Quebec&sq=&lang=&file=File:Saint_Alban_030.jpg) | |
 Location within Portneuf RCM | |
  Saint-Alban Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′05″N 72°04′39″W / 46.71805°N 72.07761°W[4] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Settled | 1830 |
| Constituted | December 31, 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Deny Lépine |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 159.74 km2 (61.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 148.47 km2 (57.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[6] | |
• Total | 1,196 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  0.2% |
| • Dwellings | 764 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 367, 418, 581 |
| Highways |  R-354 |
| Website | st-alban |
Saint-Alban is a municipality located in Portneuf RCM, Capitale-Nationale region, Quebec, Canada.[4][7]
The municipality is crossed in its southern part by the Sainte-Anne River (Les Chenaux).
- ^ "Saint-Alban Dam, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 6 June 1973. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
The structure, 26.5 m high and 416 m long, has a retention capacity of 1.2 million cubic meters of water.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
François-Naud Bridge, toponymywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
François Naud Housewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Saint-Alban, toponymy". Gouvernement of Quebec (in French). Commission de Toponymy Quebec. 24 April 1992. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 34097". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ a b "Saint-Alban, Quebec (Code 2434097) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ "Saint-Alban, odonymy" (PDF) (in French). March 2019. pp. 1 of 4. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
Downstream of the dam hydroelectric power station of Saint-Alban, a canyon formed by the Sainte-Anne River constitutes a remarkable natural phenomenon.