Chazel

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

Chazel
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.

Chazel
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1917
ConstitutedFebruary 19, 1938
Government
 • MayorDaniel Favreau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total138.90 km2 (53.63 sq mi)
 • Land134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total289
 • Density2.2/km2 (6/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 10.0%
 • Dwellings
125
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1N0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.chazel.ao.ca

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]

Demographics

Population
Canada census – Chazel community profile
2011 2006
Population: 289 (-10.0% from 2006) 321 (-2.7% from 2001)
Land area: 134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi) 134.24 km2 (51.83 sq mi)
Population density: 2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi) 2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Median age: 44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2) 42.1 (M: 42.7, F: 41.0)
Total private dwellings: 125 133
Median household income: $56,800 $53,565
References: 2011[4] 2006[5] earlier[6]
Historical Census Data - Chazel, Quebec[7]
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[7]
Census Total
French
English
French & English
Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2011
290
 290 9.4% 100.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2006
320
 320 0.0% 100.00% 0 100.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 0.0% 0.00%
2001
330
 320 17.9% 96.97% 10 n/a% 3.03% 0 0.0% 0.00% 0 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

Historical publications
  • 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)

References
  1. "Chazel (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. "Chazel". 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 2011-01-10.
  3. "Chazel census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  4. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  5. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  6. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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