Acton Vale
| Acton Vale | |||
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| Location in Quebec | |||
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montérégie | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | Acton | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 39 ′ N , 72 ° 34 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 90.88 km² | ||
| Residents : | 7978 (status: 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 87.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 48028 | ||
| Postal code : | J0H 1A0 | ||
| Mayor : | Juliette Dupuis | ||
| Website : | www.ville.actonvale.qc.ca | ||
Acton Vale is a city ( Ville ) founded in 1862 in the administrative region of Montérégie in the Canadian province of Québec .
Acton Vale is the chief town of the Regional County Council (MRC) Acton . The city lies on the banks of the Rivière le Renne , a tributary of the Rivière Noire .
The painter Serge Lemoine was born and died in this parish. In 2008 a park was named after him. Bordering cities are Saint-Théodore-d'Acton, Upton , Sainte-Christine, Saint-Valérien-de-Milton and Roxton. Acton Vale received the Montérégie Industrial City award in 1992 . The community newspaper is called La Pensée de Bagot .
Religions
There are several churches in Acton Vale, including one
- Roman Catholic Church (Pastor Joseph Lèbre)
- Baptist Church (Pastor Georges Corriveau)
- Anglican Church
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
List of mayors
- Éric Charbonneau (since 2009)
- Juliette Dupuis (2005-2009)
- Maurice Coutu (2001-2005)
- Anatole Bergeron (1993-2001)
- Gaston Gigère (? –1993)
- Roger Labrèque (1974–1986)
- Henri Boisvert (1966–1974)
- J. Edmour Gagnon (1963-1966)
- Lucien Désautels (1962–1963)
- Roger Labrèque (1948–1962)
- JW Cantin (1942-1948)
- J. Antonio Leclerc (1940-1942)
- Philippe Adam (1934-1940)
- Ernest Boisvert (1932-1933)
- Auray Fontaine (1928-1932)
- Ernest Boisvert (1926-1928)
- Auray Fontaine (1924-1926)
- Léon Gauthier (1922-1924)
- JE Marcile (1918-1922)
- FH Daigneault (1916–1918)
- Charles Viens (1915-1916)
- David Lemay (1914-1915)
- FH Daigneault (1905-1914)
- Pierre Guertin (1902–1905)
- Georges Deslandes (1901-1902)
- JE Marcile (1900-1901)
- Milton McDonald (1897-1900)
- Auguste Dalpé (1896-1897)
- Alfred St. Amour (1895-1896)
- Pierre Guertin (1893–1895)
- Alfred St. Amour (1891-1893)
- Charles Roscony (1881-1891)
- NH Dubois (1880-1881)
- Charles Roscony (1872–1880)
- Jérémie Morrier (1870–1872)
- JA Cushing (1868-1870)
- Charles F. McCallum (1866–1868)
- Jérémie Morrier (1864–1866)
- AH Dubrule (1863–1864)
- JA Cushing (1861-1863)
List of schools
The five schools are run by School Commissioner Jacques Favreau. All these schools are also part of the Saint-Hyacinthe School Board .
- Sacré-Cœur School (Kindergarten)
- Saint-André school (primary school)
- Roger-Labrèque School (primary school)
- Robert-Ouimet School (secondary school)
- Adult education center
