List of francophone communities in Alberta

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.

Municipality Type County, district, or regional municipality Total population[1] Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French[1] Number of people whose mother tongue is French[1]
Athabasca County Rural municipality Northern Alberta 6,959 2% 139
Banff Town Alberta's Rockies 8,305 8% 664
Beaumont City Edmonton Metropolitan Region 20,888 4% 836
Big Lakes Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 4,986 3% 150
Bighorn Rural Municipality Calgary Metropolitan Region 1,598 6% 96
Birch Hills Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,516 6% 91
Bon Accord Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 1,461 3% 44
Bonnyville Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 12,897 5% 645
Bonnyville Town Northern Alberta 6,404 5% 320
Canmore Town Alberta's Rockies 15,990 5% 800
Cochrane Town Calgary Metropolitan Region 32,199 2% 644
Cold Lake City Northern Alberta 15,661 5% 783
Elk Point Town Northern Alberta 1,399 2% 28
Falher Town Northern Alberta 1,001 42% 420
Gibbons Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 3,218 3% 97
Grande Prairie City Northern Alberta 64,141 2% 1,283
Grimshaw Town Northern Alberta 2,601 2% 52
High Prairie Town Northern Alberta 2,380 2% 48
Hinton Town Upper Athabasca 9,817 3% 295
Jasper Specialized municipality Alberta's Rockies 4,738 6% 284
Lac La Biche Specialized municipality Northern Alberta 7,673 6% 460
Legal Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 1,232 11% 136
Morinville Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 10,385 4% 415
Northern Sunrise Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,711 15% 257
Peace Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,581 3% 47
Peace River Town Northern Alberta 6,619 4% 265
Smoky River Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 1,684 36% 606
St. Albert City Edmonton Metropolitan Region 68,232 3% 2,047
St. Paul Town Northern Alberta 5,863 9% 528
St. Paul County Rural Municipality Northern Alberta 6,306 10% 631
Stony Plain Town Edmonton Metropolitan Region 17,993 2% 360
Sturgeon Rural Municipality Edmonton Metropolitan Region 20,061 3% 602
Valleyview Town Northern Alberta 1,673 2% 33
Wainwright Rural Municipality Central Alberta 4,276 3% 128
Wainwright Town Central Alberta 6,606 2% 132
Westlock County Rural Municipality Central Alberta 7,186 3% 216

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%).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "2021 Census Profile". Statistics Canada. Government of Canada. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
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