List of francophone communities in British Columbia
This is a list of francophone communities in British Columbia. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of British Columbia are listed.
The provincial average of British Columbians whose mother tongue is French is 1.2%, with a total of 57,420 people in British Columbia who identify French as their mother tongue in 2021. While several communities in these have sizeable French minorities, no municipalities have francophone majorities.
The majority of Franco-Columbians reside in communities within the southwest coast of British Columbia (including the Lower Mainland). The rest of Franco-Columbians resided in Vancouver Island and the central coast of British Columbia or in the Okanagan-Thompson region.
| Municipality | Type | County, district, or regional municipality | Total population[1] | Percentage of population whose mother tongue is French[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwood | City | Capital | 18,961 | 2% |
| Comox | Town | Comox Valley | 14,028 | 3% |
| Courtenay | City | Comox Valley | 28,420 | 2% |
| Cumberland | Village | Comox Valley | 4,447 | 2% |
| Esquimalt | District municipality | Capital | 17,533 | 3% |
| Fernie | City | East Kootenay | 6,320 | 3% |
| Golden | Town | Columbia Shuswap | 3,986 | 4% |
| Invermere | District municipality | East Kootenay | 3,917 | 3% |
| Kaslo | Village | Central Kootenay | 1,049 | 3% |
| Keremeos | Village | Okanagan-Similkameen | 1,608 | 2% |
| Kitimat | District municipality | Kitimat-Stikine | 8,236 | 2% |
| Lions Bay | Village | Greater Vancouver | 1,390 | 2% |
| Mackenzie | District municipality | Fraser-Fort George | 3,281 | 2% |
| Nelson | City | Central Kootenay | 11,106 | 3% |
| Osoyoos | Town | Okanagan-Similkameen | 5,556 | 3% |
| Pemberton | Village | Squamish-Lillooet | 3,407 | 5% |
| Powell River | City | qathet | 13,943 | 2% |
| Radium Hot Springs | Village | East Kootenay | 1,339 | 3% |
| Revelstoke | City | Columbia Shuswap | 8,275 | 5% |
| Rossland | City | Kootenay Boundary | 4,140 | 4% |
| Squamish | District municipality | Squamish-Lillooet | 23,819 | 3% |
| Tofino | District municipality | Alberni-Clayoquot | 2,516 | 4% |
| Ucluelet | District municipality | Alberni-Clayoquot | 2,066 | 3% |
| Whistler | Resort municipality | Squamish-Lillooet | 13,982 | 4% |
A number of small municipalities also have high francophone populations. Small francophone-minority municipalities include: Becher Bay (2%), Canal Flats (8%), Cayoosh Creek (8%), Chopaka (6%), Daajing Giids (2%), Esowista (6%), Greenwood (2%), Hazelton (2%), Lytton (2%), Matsqui (2%), Port Alice (2%), Priest's Valley (4%), Slocan (5%), Stewart (3%), Switsemalph (2%), T'Sou-ke (2%) and Tahsis (6%).
See also
[edit]- Geographical distribution of French speakers
- List of municipalities in British Columbia
- Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2021 Census Profile". 29 March 2023.