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]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1917
Constituted	February 19, 1938
Government [2]
• Mayor	Daniel Favreau
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	138.90 km^2 (53.63 sq mi)
• Land	134.30 km^2 (51.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	289
• Density	2.2/km^2 (6/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	10.0%
• Dwellings	125
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1N0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.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 km^2 (51.85 sq mi)	134.24 km^2 (51.83 sq mi)
Population density:		2.2/km^2 (5.7/sq mi)	2.4/km^2 (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]

Year Pop. ±% 1991 373 —     1996 388 +4.0%

Year Pop. ±% 2001 330 −14.9% 2006 321 −2.7%

Year Pop. ±% 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

• List of municipalities in Quebec

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