Alban is a bilingual village of approximately 750 households (1200 people) in the winter months and up to 2000 or more during the summer months. Alban, (Bigwood, Delamere, Hoskins townships) recently joined other nearby townships to form the new Municipality of the French River. Alban is situated in the heart of the magnificient French River on Highway 64, 3 km off Highway 69 South of Sudbury.   In 1934, Alban was known as Rutter. The train station built in 1907, was the reason for the name since it was called Rutter CPR Station. In 1937, Alban came to be the village's new name. The resident priest from 1934-1941, Rev. J. Alban Filiatrault permitted the use of his Christian name for the new town.   From the beginning the district and area of the future Alban attracted several people from all over. The excellent soil, the lumbering, and the entrepreunerial spirit brought many of these early pioneers. The coming of the railway also brought a surge of activity to this small gathering of families and homes.   This picturesque clean village of Alban is a beautiful place to live and visit at any time of the year. It has most of the services required by the residents and tourists with beautiful golf courses nearby, as well as two grocery & meat stores, restaurants, motels, bar, liquor and beer store, auto, truck, welding supplies, gas service stations, post office, banking facilities (Caisse Populaire Alban), building and hardware supplies, Roman Catholic Church, community centre for sports, library, volunteer fire brigade, snowmobile trails, good fishing, camping and much more exciting activities. There are few clubs and organizations such as Optimiste Clubs, Knights of Columbus, Alban Athletic Association, Seniors Club, French River-Alban Volunteer Fire Brigade Association and the Alban Fundraisers for the library. Alban is proud of its rural and bilingual heritage. Come and visit us You will be pleasantly surprise of our hospitality. Click here for a list of local businesses