Chazel
Chazel | |
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Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
Settled | 1917 |
Constituted | February 19, 1938 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Favreau |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 140.14 km2 (54.11 sq mi) |
• Land | 133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 254 |
• Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 12.1% |
• Dwellings | 131 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | chazel |
Chazel (French pronunciation: [ʃazɛl]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 254 in the 2021 Canadian 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.[1]
History
The municipality was founded in 1938 under the name of Saint-Janvier. In 1991, Saint-Janvier changed its name to the current Chazel.
Demographics
Population
2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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Population | 254 (-12.1% from 2016) | 289 (-0.0% from 2011) | 289 (-10.0% from 2006) |
Land area | 133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi) | 133.96 km2 (51.72 sq mi) | 134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi) |
Population density | 1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi) | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) | 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) |
Median age | 45.6 (M: 49.6, F: 43.6) | 45.3 (M: 45.2, F: 45.5) | 44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2) |
Private dwellings | 131 (total) 118 (occupied) | 132 (total) | 125 (total) |
Median household income | $73,500 | $65,280 | $56,800 |
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Language
Canada Census Mother Tongue - Chazel, Quebec[9] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Census | Total | French |
English |
French & English |
Other | |||||||||||||
Year | Responses | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | Count | Trend | Pop % | |||||
2021 |
250 |
240 | 15.8% | 96.0% | 5 | 0.0% | 2.0% | 5 | n/a% | 2.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2016 |
290 |
285 | 1.7% | 98.3% | 5 | n/a% | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2011 |
290 |
290 | 9.4% | 100.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2006 |
320 |
320 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
2001 |
330 |
320 | 17.9% | 97.0% | 10 | n/a% | 3.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | |||||
1996 |
390 |
390 | n/a | 100.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% | 0 | n/a | 0.0% |
Government
Municipal council (as of 2024):[10]
- Mayor: Daniel Favreau
- Councillors: Charles Fortin, Serge Morin, Audrey Veillette, Armande Bouchard, Réjean Veillette, Yves Frappier
List of former mayors:
- Émilien Savard (...–2005)
- Denis Hince (2005–2009)
- Daniel Favreau (2009–present)
Political representation
Year | Liberal | Conservative | Bloc Québécois | New Democratic | Green | ||||||
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2021 | 12% | 7 | 16% | 10 | 57% | 37 | 3% | 2 | 5% | 3 | |
2019 | 7% | 6 | 36% | 29 | 54% | 44 | 0% | 0 | 3% | 2 | |
2015 | 23% | 25 | 9% | 10 | 16% | 17 | 50% | 54 | 2% | 2 | |
2011 | 5% | 5 | 13% | 13 | 21% | 21 | 61% | 61 | 0% | 0 | |
2008 | 19% | 15 | 16% | 13 | 35% | 28 | 24% | 19 | 6% | 5 | |
2006 | 17% | 20 | 16% | 19 | 50% | 61 | 13% | 16 | 4% | 5 | |
2004 | 28% | 32 | 5% | 6 | 64% | 74 | 3% | 3 | 1% | 1 |
Year | CAQ | Liberal | QC solidaire | Parti Québécois | |||||
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2022 | 45% | 57 | 4% | 5 | 10% | 13 | 17% | 22 | |
2018 | 47% | 34 | 0% | 0 | 10% | 7 | 40% | 29 | |
2014 | 13% | 11 | 12% | 10 | 8% | 6 | 67% | 54 | |
2012 | 25% | 28 | 26% | 29 | 7% | 8 | 40% | 45 |
Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Chazel in the National Assembly of Quebec.
Federally, Chazel is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Chazel in the House of Commons of Canada.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Chazel (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ a b "Chazel". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ a b "Chazel census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ a b 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
- ^ "Conseil municipal 2023 - Chazel". chazel.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
Further reading
- Saint-Janvier-de-Chazel – Histoire et généalogie et occupation du territoire, published by "Société d'histoire et de généalogie de Val-d'Or", Gisèle Chamberland, 2004, 315 pages (in French)