| Saint-André-Avellin | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Western Quebec |
| Pushpin Label: | St-André-Avellin |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in western Quebec |
| Coordinates: | 45.7167°N -79°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Quebec |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Outaouais |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Papineau |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | December 17, 1997 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jean-René Carrière |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Papineau |
| Area Total Km2: | 139.00 |
| Area Land Km2: | 137.99 |
| Population Total: | 3749 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Density Km2: | 27.2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2011-2016 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.3% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1893 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | J0V 1W0 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
| Area Code: | 819 |
Saint-André-Avellin is a municipality located within the Papineau Regional County Municipality in the Outaouais region in western Quebec, Canada. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 3,749 people.
The town, located along Quebec route 321, is about north of Papineauville and Quebec route 148 and Quebec Autoroute 50 and is about an hour away from Downtown Ottawa.
It was in 1841 that the first settlers arrived in the townships which Saint-André-Avellin today lies. As being part of a large valley near the Ottawa River, it had agriculture potential but was located very far from the main corridor of the Saint Lawrence River and the main area in which there was significant agriculture development in large townships on both sides of the river between Montreal and Quebec City. Due to the more remote location and the lack of efficient transportation, the development during much of the remainder of the 19th century was fairly slow until several economic crises forced authorities to look for newer land to develop. Throughout most of the century, it was mostly used for the logging industry due to the proximity of extensive forest areas in the higher valleys and hills of the region.
The parish municipality was created in 1851 and it was in 1890, that the first school was built in the area. Population gradually increased, especially during the 1970s by a wave of rural development. The parish and the village that was made official in the second half of the 19th century merged in the late 1990s.[1]
It is one of the major sites of what it is called La Petite-Nation and is the site of two major summer events including the annual Western Rodeo Festival, as well as Musique en Nous, a county-wide event which it presents newer musical talents in the region as well as popular Quebec singers. The town is also home to a theatre and a regional museum related to the history of the Petite-Nation.
List of former mayors: