List of francophone communities in Alberta

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This is a list of francophone communities in Alberta. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Alberta are listed.

Alberta’s Francophone population dates back to its early days as part of Rupert’s Land and the fur trade. This history has led to the establishment of several Francophone settlements, such as Morinville and Beaumont, as well as numerous geographic features—mountains, rivers, and towns—named after Métis or French words.

Today, Alberta is home to over 300,000 Francophones (those with French as a first language) and Francophiles (those who speak French as a second language), making up about 8% of the province’s total population.

While several communities have sizeable French-speaking minorities, the majority of Franco-Albertans resides within the province's two largest cities: Edmonton, and Calgary.

MunicipalityTypeCounty, district, or regional municipalityTotal population [1] Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French [1]
Athabasca County Rural municipality Northern Alberta 6,9592%
Banff Town Alberta's Rockies 8,3058%
Beaumont City Edmonton Metropolitan Region 20,8884%
Big Lakes Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 4,9863%
Bighorn Rural Municipality Calgary Metropolitan Region 1,5986%
Birch Hills Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,5166%
Bon Accord Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 1,4613%
Bonnyville Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 12,8975%
Bonnyville Town Northern Alberta 6,4045%
Canmore Town Alberta's Rockies 15,9905%
Cochrane Town Calgary Metropolitan Region 32,1992%
Cold Lake City Northern Alberta 15,6615%
Elk Point Town Northern Alberta 1,3992%
Falher Town Northern Alberta 1,00142%
Gibbons Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 3,2183%
Grande Prairie City Northern Alberta 64,1412%
Grimshaw Town Northern Alberta 2,6012%
High Prairie Town Northern Alberta 2,3802%
Hinton Town Upper Athabasca 9,8173%
Jasper Specialized municipality Alberta's Rockies 4,7386%
Lac La Biche Specialized municipality Northern Alberta 7,6736%
Legal Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 1,23211%
Morinville Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 10,3854%
Northern Sunrise Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,71115%
Peace Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,5813%
Peace River Town Northern Alberta 6,6194%
Smoky River Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,68436%
St. Albert City Edmonton Metropolitan Region 68,2323%
St. Paul Town Northern Alberta 5,8639%
St. Paul County Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 6,30610%
Stony Plain Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 17,9932%
Sturgeon Rural Municipality Edmonton Metropolitan Region 20,0613%
Valleyview Town Northern Alberta 1,6732%
Wainwright Rural Municipality Central Alberta 4,2763%
Wainwright Town Central Alberta 6,6062%
Westlock County Rural Municipality Central Alberta 7,1863%

A number of small municipalities also have high francophone populations. Small francophone-minority municipalities include: Alliance (6%), Bashaw (2%), Birchcliff (2%), Bondiss (8%), Bonnyville Beach (7%), Carbon (2%), Chipman (2%), Cremona (2%), Czar (2%), Donnelly (27%), Forestburg (3%), Girouxville (34%), Glendon (3%), Hay Lakes (2%), Holden (3%), Horseshoe Bay (13%), Hughenden (2%), Innisfree (3%), Island Lake (6%), Jarvis Bay (2%), Ma-Me-O Beach (3%), Mannville (2%), McLennan (12%), Mewatha Beach (5%), Morrin (2%), Munson (3%), Myrnam (2%), Nampa (4%), Parkland Beach (6%), Pelican Narrows (13%), Seba Beach (2%), Silver Sands (2%), South View (7%), Sunbreaker Cove (7%), Sundance Beach (11%), Sunrise Beach (7%), Waskatenau (2%), Whispering Hills (4%) and White Sands (3%).

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References

  1. 1 2 "2021 Census Profile". 29 March 2023.
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