Jasper is a specialized municipality and townsite in western Alberta within the Canadian Rockies.

The townsite is in the Athabasca River valley and is the commercial centre of Jasper National Park.

Established in 1813, Jasper House was first a fur trade outpost of the North West Company, and later Hudson's Bay Company, on the York Factory Express trade route to what was then called "New Caledonia" (now British Columbia) and Fort Vancouver on the lower Columbia River.

An internment camp was set up at Dominion Park in Jasper from February 1916 to August 1916.

[9] The incorporation order established the Jasper townsite as the Town of Jasper[10] and the surrounding balance of the specialized municipality as a rural service area that was deemed equivalent to a municipal district.

[11] The Jasper wildfire began on July 22, 2024 and destroyed significant parts of the town.

[14] The Athabasca River, which originates from the Columbia Icefield, meanders northward through the municipality.

Winters are cold, though may be considered mild by Canadian standards, with daily highs around −2.2 °C (28 °F) and lows around −11.7 °C (11 °F).

The Old Fort Point Bridge, which branches east off of Highway 93A just south of Jasper, allows vehicles to cross the Athabasca River.

2 operates a francophone school called École Desrochers for kindergarten through grade 12.