Alma, Quebec

Alma
Town
Alma⁩ in 2026
Seal Coat of arms
Motto:  Crescit eundo
Alma Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 71°39′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Amalgamation	1962 (of Isle-Maligne, Naudville, Riverbend and St-Joseph d'Alma.)
Constituted	February 21, 2001 (amalgamation with Delisle)
Government
• Mayor	Sylvie Beaumont
• Federal riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Lac-Saint-Jean
Area
• Town	230.30 km2 (88.92 sq mi)
• Land	194.92 km2 (75.26 sq mi)
• Urban	15.94 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Town	30,331
• Density	155.6/km2 (403/sq mi)
• Urban	20,274
• Urban density	1,272.2/km2 (3,295/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	1.4%
• Dwellings	14,493
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G8B, G8C & G8E
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-169 R-170 R-172
Telephone Exchanges	212, 321, 480-2, 487, 662, 668-9, 719, 720, 769
NTS Map	22D12 Alma
GNBC Code	EFHQD
Website	www.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.