Acton Vale is an industrial town in south-central Quebec, Canada. It is the seat of the Regional County Municipality of Acton (MRC d'Acton) and is in the Montérégie administrative region. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 7,664. The town covers an area of 90.96 km².By road, Acton Vale is 100 km from the province's largest city Montreal, 190 km from the provincial capital Quebec City, and 100 km from the United States border.HistoryFounded in 1862, the town was named for Acton, a suburb of London, England. The name is a derivative of Oak town, which became Acton. It has shoe, rubber, and woolen industries. The town was formerly a copper-mining center.DemographicsPopulationPopulation trend: Revised count - Statistics Canada - February 10, 2009. Amalgamation of the City of Acton Vale and the Parish of Saint-André-d’Acton on January 26, 2000.LanguageMother tongue language (2006)GovernmentTown Council Éric Charbonneau - MayorMayors of Acton Vale Éric Charbonneau Juliette Dupuis Maurice Coutu Anatole Bergeron Gaston Gigère Roger Labrèque Henri Boisvert J.Edmour Gagnon Lucien Désautels Roger Labrèque J.W. Cantin J. Antonio Leclerc Dr Philippe Adam Ernest Boisvert Auray Fontaine Ernest Boisvert Auray Fontaine Dr. Léon Gauthier J.E. Marcile Dr. F.H. Daigneault Charles Viens David Lemay Dr. F.H. Daigneault Pierre Guertin Georges Deslandes J.E. Marcile Milton McDonald Auguste Dalpé Alfred Saint-Amour Pierre Guertin Alfred Saint-Amour Charles Roscony N.H Dubois Charles Roscony Jérémie Morrier J.A. Cushing Charles F. McCallum Jérémie Morrier A.H. Dubrule J.A. Cushing
