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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Chazel
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCMLocation within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Chazel is located in Western QuebecChazelChazelLocation in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°W / 48.867; -79.050
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1917
ConstitutedFebruary 19, 1938
Government
 • MayorDaniel Favreau
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
 • Total140.14 km (54.11 sq mi)
 • Land133.55 km (51.56 sq mi)
Population
 • Total254
 • Density1.9/km (5/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021Decrease 12.1%
 • Dwellings131
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)J0Z 1N0
Area code819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitechazel.ao.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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

Canada census – Chazel community profile
202120162011
Population254 (-12.1% from 2016)289 (-0.0% from 2011)289 (-10.0% from 2006)
Land area133.55 km (51.56 sq mi)133.96 km (51.72 sq mi)134.30 km (51.85 sq mi)
Population density1.9/km (4.9/sq mi)2.2/km (5.7/sq mi)2.2/km (5.7/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 49.6, F: 43.6)45.3 (M: 45.2, F: 45.5)44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings131 (total)  118 (occupied)132 (total)  125 (total) 
Median household income$73,500$65,280$56,800
References: 2021 2016 2011 earlier
Historical Census Data - Chazel, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1941 538—    
1951 574+6.7%
1956 593+3.3%
1961 571−3.7%
1966 531−7.0%
1971 487−8.3%
1976 374−23.2%
1981 371−0.8%
YearPop.±%
1986 407+9.7%
1991 373−8.4%
1996 388+4.0%
2001 330−14.9%
2006 321−2.7%
2011 289−10.0%
2016 289+0.0%
2021 254−12.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Chazel, Quebec
Census Total French English French & English Other
Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop %
2021 250 240 Decrease 15.8% 96.0% 5 Steady 0.0% 2.0% 5 Increase n/a% 2.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2016 290 285 Decrease 1.7% 98.3% 5 Increase n/a% 1.7% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2011 290 290 Decrease 9.4% 100.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2006 320 320 Steady 0.0% 100.0% 0 Decrease 100.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0%
2001 330 320 Decrease 17.9% 97.0% 10 Increase n/a% 3.0% 0 Steady 0.0% 0.0% 0 Steady 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):

  • Mayor: Daniel Favreau
  • Councillors: Charles Fortin, Serge Morin, Audrey Veillette, Armande Bouchard, Réjean Veillette, Yves Frappier

List of former mayors:

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (July 2023)
  • Émilien Savard (...–2005)
  • Denis Hince (2005–2009)
  • Daniel Favreau (2009–present)

Political representation

Chazel federal election results
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
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
Chazel provincial election results
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
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

  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 et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ "Chazel census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
  10. "Conseil municipal 2023 - Chazel". chazel.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  11. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  12. "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)
Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Clermont Val-Saint-Gilles, Rivière-Ojima
Chazel Authier-Nord
La Sarre Macamic
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