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Chazel
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1917
ConstitutedFebruary 19, 1938
Government
[1]
 • MayorDaniel Favreau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
138.90 km2 (53.63 sq mi)
 • Land134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
289
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 10.0%
 • Dwellings
125
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1N0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.chazel.ao.ca

Chazel is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 289 in the Canada 2011 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on February 19, 1938, as the Municipality of Saint-Janvier, and commonly known as Saint-Janvier-de-Chazel. In 1991, it was renamed to Chazel, named after Guillaume Chazel, a French soldier who died in 1725 near Cape Breton.[3]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Chazel community profile
2011
Population289 (-10.0% from 2006)
Land area134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi)
Population density2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Median age44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings125 (total) 
Median household income$56,800
References: 2011[2] earlier[4][5]
Historical Census Data - Chazel, Quebec[6]
YearPop.±%
1991 373—    
1996 388+4.0%
YearPop.±%
2001 330−14.9%
2006 321−2.7%
YearPop.±%
2011 289−10.0%

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Chazel, Quebec[6]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
290
 290 Decrease 9.4% 100.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2006
320
 320 Steady 0.0% 100.00% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
2001
330
 320 Decrease 17.9% 96.97% 10 Increase n/a% 3.03% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.00%
1996
390
 390 n/a 100.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00% 0 n/a 0.00%

See also

Municipal council

  • Mayor: Daniel Favreau
  • Councillors: Nancy Bureau, Anne Breton, René Frappier, Armande Bouchard, Hélène Lévesque-Charrois, Yves Frappier

References

  1. ^ a b "Chazel". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Chazel census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10. Cite error: The named reference "cp2011" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Chazel (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census



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