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.

MunicipalityTypeCounty, district, or regional municipalityTotal populationPercentage of population whose mother tongue is French
Athabasca CountyRural municipalityNorthern Alberta6,9592%
BanffTownAlberta's Rockies8,3058%
BeaumontCityEdmonton Metropolitan Region20,8884%
Big LakesRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta4,9863%
BighornRural MunicipalityCalgary Metropolitan Region1,5986%
Birch HillsRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,5166%
Bon AccordTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region1,4613%
BonnyvilleRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta12,8975%
BonnyvilleTownNorthern Alberta6,4045%
CanmoreTownAlberta's Rockies15,9905%
CochraneTownCalgary Metropolitan Region32,1992%
Cold LakeCityNorthern Alberta15,6615%
Elk PointTownNorthern Alberta1,3992%
FalherTownNorthern Alberta1,00142%
GibbonsTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region3,2183%
Grande PrairieCityNorthern Alberta64,1412%
GrimshawTownNorthern Alberta2,6012%
High PrairieTownNorthern Alberta2,3802%
HintonTownUpper Athabasca9,8173%
JasperSpecialized municipalityAlberta's Rockies4,7386%
Lac La BicheSpecialized municipalityNorthern Alberta7,6736%
LegalTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region1,23211%
MorinvilleTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region10,3854%
Northern SunriseRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,71115%
PeaceRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,5813%
Peace RiverTownNorthern Alberta6,6194%
Smoky RiverRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta1,68436%
St. AlbertCityEdmonton Metropolitan Region68,2323%
St. PaulTownNorthern Alberta5,8639%
St. Paul CountyRural MunicipalityNorthern Alberta6,30610%
Stony PlainTownEdmonton Metropolitan Region17,9932%
SturgeonRural MunicipalityEdmonton Metropolitan Region20,0613%
ValleyviewTownNorthern Alberta1,6732%
WainwrightRural MunicipalityCentral Alberta4,2763%
WainwrightTownCentral Alberta6,6062%
Westlock CountyRural MunicipalityCentral Alberta7,1863%

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%).