Petite-Vallée, Quebec
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Petite-Vallée is a municipality in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
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Petite-Vallée | |
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Coordinates: 49°13′N 65°02′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
RCM | La Côte-de-Gaspé |
Constituted | January 1, 1957 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Noel-Marie Clavet |
• Federal riding | Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine |
• Prov. riding | Gaspé |
Area | |
• Total | 40.80 km2 (15.75 sq mi) |
• Land | 39.28 km2 (15.17 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 178 |
• Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 28.2% |
• Dwellings | 97 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 |
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The municipality was formed in 1957, when it separated from the Township Municipality of Cloridorme. Its name (French for "Little Valley") describes its location in the hollow of a shallow valley, and dates back to at least 1754 when it appeared on a map by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin.[1]