| Official Name: | La Perle |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Edmonton |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of La Perle in Edmonton |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | City |
| Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton |
| Subdivision Type3: | Quadrant[1] |
| Subdivision Name3: | NW |
| Subdivision Type4: | Ward |
| Subdivision Name4: | Nakota Isga |
| Subdivision Type5: | Sector[2] |
| Subdivision Name5: | West |
| Subdivision Type6: | Area[3] [4] |
| Subdivision Name6: | West Jasper Place |
| Government Footnotes: | [5] |
| Leader Title: | Administrative body |
| Leader Name: | Edmonton City Council |
| Leader Title1: | Councillor |
| Area Footnotes: | [6] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.34 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Population Total: | 5122 |
| Population Density Km2: | 3822.4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Change |
| Population Blank1: | -1.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 2025 |
| Coordinates: | 53.534°N -113.64°W |
| Elevation M: | 683 |
La Perle is a residential neighbourhood in west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood is named for a resident (EJ LaPerle) who operated a general store in the area in the early. 20th century.[7]
According to 2001 federal census, most residential development in the neighbourhood occurred during the 1970s and 1980s. One in four residences (26.0%) were built between 1971 and 1980. Another six in ten (62.9%) residences were built between 1981 and 1990. Residential development of the neighbourhood was substantially complete by 1995.[8]
The most common type of residence in the neighbourhood, according to the 2005 municipal census, is the single-family dwelling. These account for approximately half (49%) of all the residences in the neighbourhood. Another one in five (22%) are rented apartments and apartment style condominiums in low-rise buildings with fewer than five stories. One in six (16%) of all residences are row houses, while one in eight (13%) are duplexes.[9] Approximately seven out of ten (69.9%) of residences are owner-occupied while three in ten (30.1%) are rented.[10]
There is one school in the neighbourhood, La Perle Elementary School, operated by the Edmonton Public School System.
West Edmonton Mall is located to the south east of La Perle in the neighbourhood of Summerlea.
The neighbourhood is bounded on the west by Anthony Henday Drive, on the north by 100 Avenue, on the east by 178 Street, and on the south by 95 Avenue. The Anthony Henday provides access to destinations to the south of the city including the Edmonton International Airport. Access to the downtown core and MacEwan University is provided by 100 Avenue which passes through the neighbourhood.
The community is represented by the La Perle Community League, established in 1983, which maintains a community hall and outdoor rink located at 186 Street and 97A Avenue.[11] [12]
In the City of Edmonton's 2012 municipal census, La Perle had a population of living in dwellings,[13] a -1.7% change from its 2009 population of .[14] With a land area of 1.34km2,[6] it had a population density of people/km2 in 2012.[6] [13]