Alleyn-et-Cawood is a municipality in the Outaouais region, northwest of Gatineau, part of the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada. Its main population centre is Danford Lake, located along Route 301.

Elected in 2013, the mayor of the municipality is Carl Mayer.

Highest point in the municipality is Mont O'Brien with an altitude of about 180 metres (590 ft).

The municipality is named after the 2 geographic townships that it covers. The Township of Cawood was established in 1861, and named after Cawood in England (first used on a map by Gale and Duberger in 1795 and misspelled as Cadwood for a while). The Township of Alleyn, established in 1864, was named in honour of Charles Joseph Alleyn, a lawyer and politician of Quebec.

The United Township Municipality of Cawood-et-Alleyn was formed in 1876 when it split off from the United Township Municipality of Thorne-Cawood-et-Alleyn (which became the Municipality of Thorne). In 2004, the united township municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood became the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood.

In 1855, the area's first settler was Patrick Danford, after whom the lake and community are named. He was followed by loggers and other settlers, notably William Heeney and his family in 1861. His descendants contributed much to the growth and development of the community. In 1868, the post office opened in Danford Lake, and in 1902, its first general store.

Historical Census Data - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1921 341 —     1931 400 +17.3% 1941 397 −0.7% 1951 291 −26.7% 1956 281 −3.4% 1961 219 −22.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1966 207 −5.5% 1971 168 −18.8% 1976 150 −10.7% 1981 157 +4.7% 1986 167 +6.4% 1991 195 +16.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 185 −5.1% 2001 179 −3.2% 2006 248 +38.5% 2011 168 −32.3% 2016 172 +2.4% 2021 229 +33.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		230		70	16.7%	30.4%		145	31.8%	63.0%		5	n/a%	2.2%		5	n/a%	2.2%
2016		175		60	20.0%	34.3%		110	4.3%	62.9%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2011		170		50	23.1%	29.4%		115	37.8%	67.6%		5	n/a%	2.9%		5	n/a%	2.9%
2006		250		65	550.0%	26.0%		185	94.7%	74.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%
2001		180		10	50.0%	5.6%		95	34.5%	52.8%		0	0.0%	0.0%		75	n/a%	41.7%
1996		165		20	n/a	12.1%		145	n/a	87.9%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Local businesses include:

• Magasin TL
• Lyndale Gardens
• Roger Johnson's Garage

Alleyn-et-Cawood forms part of the federal electoral district of Pontiac and has been represented by Sophie Chatel of the Liberal Party since 2021. Provincially, Alleyn-et-Cawood is part of the Pontiac electoral district and is represented by André Fortin of the Quebec Liberal Party since 2014.

Alleyn-et-Cawood federal election results

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	24%	35	53%	79	6%	10	13%	19	3%	5
	2019	32%	43	48%	63	8%	10	4%	6	7%	9

Alleyn-et-Cawood provincial election results

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	12%	11	50%	46	4%	4	8%	8
	2014	4%	7	92%	161	2%	3	2%	4

List of former mayors:

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• Joseph Squitti (2001–2009)
• Charlene Scharf-Lafleur (2009–2013)
• Carl Mayer (2013–present)

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of municipalities in Quebec

• Official website