Alma, Quebec

Alma
Motto: 
Crescit eundo
Alma
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W / 48.550°N 71.650°W / 48.550; -71.650
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLac-Saint-Jean-Est
Amalgamation1962 (of Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma.)
ConstitutedFebruary 21, 2001 (amalgamation with Delisle)
Government
  MayorSylvie Beaumont
  Federal ridingLac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. ridingLac-Saint-Jean
Area
  Town
230.30 km2 (88.92 sq mi)
  Land194.92 km2 (75.26 sq mi)
  Urban
15.94 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Town
30,331
  Density155.6/km2 (403/sq mi)
  Urban
20,274
  Urban density1,272.2/km2 (3,295/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
1.4%
  Dwellings
14,493
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G8B, G8C & G8E
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-169
R-170
R-172
Telephone Exchanges212, 321, 480-2, 487, 662, 668-9, 719, 720, 769
NTS Map22D12 Alma
GNBC CodeEFHQD
Websitewww.ville.alma.qc.ca

Alma (French pronunciation: [alma] ; 2021 Town population: 30,331; UA Population 20,274) is a town in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, in the Canadian province of Quebec.