Acton Vale, Quebec


Acton Vale is an industrial town in southcentral Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Acton Regional County Municipality and is in the Montérégie administrative region. Its population in the Canada 2011 Census was 7,664. The town covers an area of 90.96 km.
By road, Acton Vale is 100 km from the province's largest city, Montreal, and 190 km from the province's capital, Quebec City. It is also 100 km from the border with the United States.

History

Founded in 1862, the town was named for Acton, a suburb of London, England. The name means "oak town." The town has shoe, rubber, and woolen and once was a centre for copper mining.

Demographics

Population

CensusPopulationChange
20117,664 1.1%
20067,584 3.8%
20017,299 1.8%
Merger7,172 34.7%
19964,685 4.9%
19914,468N/A

Revised count - Statistics Canada - February 10, 2009.
Amalgamation of the City of Acton Vale and the Parish of Saint-André-d'Acton on January 26, 2000.

Mother tongue language (2006)

LanguagePopulationPct
French only7,26596.61%
English only700.93%
Both English and French851.13%
Other languages1001.33%

Government

The mayor is Éric Charbonneau.

List of mayors

The town has several places of worship:
La Pensée de Bagot is the local newspaper for Acton Vale and the region.

Communities

Besides Acton Vale is Lavoie, a community in the south of the municipality, accessible by Highway 139.

Notable people