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]
|
| Athabasca County |
Rural municipality |
Northern Alberta |
6,959 |
2%
|
| Banff |
Town |
Alberta's Rockies |
8,305 |
8%
|
| Beaumont |
City |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
20,888 |
4%
|
| Big Lakes |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
4,986 |
3%
|
| Bighorn |
Rural Municipality |
Calgary Metropolitan Region |
1,598 |
6%
|
| Birch Hills |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
1,516 |
6%
|
| Bon Accord |
Town |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
1,461 |
3%
|
| Bonnyville |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
12,897 |
5%
|
| Bonnyville |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
6,404 |
5%
|
| Canmore |
Town |
Alberta's Rockies |
15,990 |
5%
|
| Cochrane |
Town |
Calgary Metropolitan Region |
32,199 |
2%
|
| Cold Lake |
City |
Northern Alberta |
15,661 |
5%
|
| Elk Point |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
1,399 |
2%
|
| Falher |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
1,001 |
42%
|
| Gibbons |
Town |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
3,218 |
3%
|
| Grande Prairie |
City |
Northern Alberta |
64,141 |
2%
|
| Grimshaw |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
2,601 |
2%
|
| High Prairie |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
2,380 |
2%
|
| Hinton |
Town |
Upper Athabasca |
9,817 |
3%
|
| Jasper |
Specialized municipality |
Alberta's Rockies |
4,738 |
6%
|
| Lac La Biche |
Specialized municipality |
Northern Alberta |
7,673 |
6%
|
| Legal |
Town |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
1,232 |
11%
|
| Morinville |
Town |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
10,385 |
4%
|
| Northern Sunrise |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
1,711 |
15%
|
| Peace |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
1,581 |
3%
|
| Peace River |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
6,619 |
4%
|
| Smoky River |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
1,684 |
36%
|
| St. Albert |
City |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
68,232 |
3%
|
| St. Paul |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
5,863 |
9%
|
| St. Paul County |
Rural Municipality |
Northern Alberta |
6,306 |
10%
|
| Stony Plain |
Town |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
17,993 |
2%
|
| Sturgeon |
Rural Municipality |
Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
20,061 |
3%
|
| Valleyview |
Town |
Northern Alberta |
1,673 |
2%
|
| Wainwright |
Rural Municipality |
Central Alberta |
4,276 |
3%
|
| Wainwright |
Town |
Central Alberta |
6,606 |
2%
|
| Westlock County |
Rural Municipality |
Central Alberta |
7,186 |
3%
|
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%).
