Brûlé is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in west-central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within Yellowhead County

Yellowhead County, Alberta

Yellowhead County is a municipal district in west central Alberta, Canada.It is the only county in Alberta Division 14, and shares the boundaries with this census division.-History:*1994: Established as a Municipal District of Yellowhead No...

. It is located on the northwest shore of Brûlé Lake

Brûlé Lake

Brûlé Lake is a lake in western Alberta, Canada. It is formed along the Athabasca River, immediately east of Jasper National Park and 30 km west of Hinton.The Brûlé Lake sand dunes are a popular place for all-terrain vehicle driving....

, approximately 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) west of Hinton

Hinton, Alberta

Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Yellowhead County, northeast of Jasper and about west of Alberta's capital city, Edmonton, at the intersection of Yellowhead and Bighorn Highway, in the Athabasca River valley.-History:...

. It has an elevation of 1040 metres (3,412.1 ft).

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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 recognizes Brûlé as a designated place

Designated place

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.

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 14

Division No. 14, Alberta

Division No. 14 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the western portion of central Alberta, while the westernmost portion of the division is located within Alberta's Rockies...

 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Yellowhead

Yellowhead (electoral district)

Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta, and represents the counties of Yellowhead, Woodlands, Lac Ste. Anne, Barrhead, the improvement districts No. 9 and No...

.

Demographics

As of 2006, Brûlé had a total population of 165 living in 64 dwellings. With a land area of 0.35 km² (0.135135755507387 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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of 471.2 /km2.