Chazel, Quebec

Chazel
—  Municipality  —
Chazel
Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.05°W / 48.867; -79.05Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.05°W / 48.867; -79.05
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Regional county	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1917
Incorporated	February 19, 1938
Government[1]
- Mayor	Daniel Favreau
- Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
- Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2]
- Land	134.24 km2 (51.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	321
- Density	2.4/km2 (6.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0Z 1N0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.chazel.ao.ca

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.^[3]

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• 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:^[2]

• 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

References

1. ^ "Chazel" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/87095/. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Chazel community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2487095&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Chazel&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
3. ^ "Chazel (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=230832. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census