Chazel, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Chazel is a municipality
in northwestern Quebec
, Canada
, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
. It covers 134.57 km² and had a population of 320 in the Canada 2006 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.
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 121 (total dwellings: 133)
Mother tongue:
Municipality
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in northwestern Quebec
Quebec
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, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality
Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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. It covers 134.57 km² and had a population of 320 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
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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.
Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 321 (2001 to 2006 population change: -2.7 %)
- Population in 2001: 330
- Population in 1996: 388
- Population in 1991: 373
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 121 (total dwellings: 133)
Mother tongue:
- 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: Denis Hince
- Councillors: Marcel Bouchard, Roger Cossette, Daniel Favreau, Yves Frappier, Bertrand Guertin, Donald Larouche