Acton Vale

The town covers an area of 90.96 km (35 sq. Mi.). It is also 100 km (60 mi.) from the border with the United States. The town is listed as a Village rélais.

• Name — Acton Vale • Settlement Type — City • Shield Size — 100x80px • Blank Emblem Type — Logo • Blank Emblem Size — 120px • Motto — Actione Vale • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Canada • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Quebec • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Montérégie • Subdivision Type3 — RCM • Subdivision Name3 — Acton • Established Title1 — Constituted • Established Date1 — January 26, 2000 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Éric Charbonneau • Leader Title1 — Federal riding • Leader Name1 — Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot • Leader Title2 — Prov. riding • Leader Name2 — Johnson • Area Total Km2 — 91.20 • Area Land Km2 — 91.01 • Population Total — 7605 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Density Km2 — 83.6 • Population Blank1 Title — Pop 2016-2021 • Population Blank1 — 0.7% • Population Blank2 Title — Dwellings • Population Blank2 — 3628 • Timezone — EST • Utc Offset — −5 • Timezone Dst — EDT • Utc Offset Dst — −4 • Postal Code Type — Postal code(s) • Postal Code — J0H • Area Codes — 450 and 579 • Blank Name — Highways

• Illustration — Acton Vale, 1910 While the Township of Acton was proclaimed in 1806, the area was opened up for settlement only in 1850 by the construction of the railroad. Incorporated in 1861, the town was named for Acton, a suburb of London, England. The name means "oak town". The town was once a centre for copper mining. Between 1860 and 1875, the Acton copper mine was one of the most important copper mines in the world, but the deposits were quickly depleted. On January 26, 2000, the parish municipality of Saint-André-d'Acton was merged into the Town of Acton Vale.

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Acton Vale had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of. With a land area of 91.01 km2, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021. Population by mother tongue • Group — 2021 Census — 2016 Census — 2011 Census — 2006 Census • Population — % of total — Population — % of Total — Population — % of Total — Population — % of Total • French — 7,305 — 97.1 — 7,270 — 97.7 — 7,225 — 97.8 — 7,265 — 96.6 • English — 70 — 0.9 — 75 — 1.0 — 75 — 1.0 — 70 — 0.9 • English and French — 65 — 0.9 — 25 — 0.3 — 25 — 0.3 — 85 — 1.1 • All other — 85 — 1.1 — 75 — 1.0 — 65 — 0.9 — 100 — 1.4 • Total — 7,525 — 100.0 — 7,445 — 100.0 — 7,390 — 100.0 — 7,520 — 100.0

The mayor is François Tremblay.

• Éric Charbonneau (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) • J.W. Cantin (1942-1948) • J. Antonio Leclerc (1940-1942) • Dr Philippe Adam (1934-1940) • Ernest Boisvert (1932-1933) • Auray Fontaine (1928-1932) • Ernest Boisvert (1926-1928) • Auray Fontaine (1924-1926) • Dr. Léon Gauthier (1922-1924) • J.E. Marcile (1918-1922) • Dr. F.H. Daigneault (1916-1918) • Charles Viens (1915-1916) • David Lemay (1914-1915) • Dr. F.H. Daigneault (1905-1914) • Pierre Guertin (1902-1905) • Georges Deslandes (1901-1902) • J.E. Marcile (1900-1901) • Milton McDonald (1897-1900) • Auguste Dalpé (1896-1897) • Alfred Saint-Amour (1895-1896) • Pierre Guertin (1893-1895) • Alfred Saint-Amour (1891-1893) • Charles Roscony (1881-1891) • N.H Dubois (1880-1881) • Charles Roscony (1872-1880) • Jérémie Morrier (1870-1872) • J.A. Cushing (1868-1870) • Charles F. McCallum (1866-1868) • Jérémie Morrier (1864-1866) • A.H. Dubrule (1863-1864) • J.A. Cushing (1861-1863)

La Pensée de Bagot is the local newspaper for Acton Vale and the region.

• Kevin Asselin, born 1985, professional ice hockey player