Clerval, Quebec
Clerval | |
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 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. | |
  Clerval Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1916 |
| Constituted | September 12, 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Suzanne Théberge |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.70 km2 (50.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 98.60 km2 (38.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 364 |
| • Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 277 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | clerval |
Clerval is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 101.6 km² and had a population of 364 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
The municipality was incorporated on September 12, 1927, and originally called Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc-de-Clerval. Likely the current name, adopted in 1951, is a portmanteau from the French words claire vallée, meaning "clear valley".[1]
In addition to Clerval itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Nepawa (48°41′12″N 79°27′22″W / 48.68667°N 79.45611°W), located on Nepawa Island in Lake Abitibi. Nepawa comes from the Algonquin language meaning "where one camps in passing" or "large island".[4][5]
Demographics
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2011: 364 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.7%)
- Population in 2006: 358
- Population in 2001: 351
- Population in 1996: 356
- Population in 1991: 346
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 162 (total dwellings: 277)
Mother tongue:[7]
- English as first language: 0%
- French as first language: 100%
- English and French as first language: 0%
- Other as first language: 0%
Municipal council
- Mayor: Suzanne Théberge
- Councillors: Gilles Auger, Donald Boudreau, Mario Boutin, Rock Riopel, Roger Robitaille, Nicole Therrien
References
- ^ a b "Clerval (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b "Clerval". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b "Clerval census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "L'Île-Nepawa (Hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Île Nepawa" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Clerval community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
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