Chénéville, Quebec

Chénéville
Municipality

Location within Papineau RCM.
Chénéville

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Outaouais
RCM Papineau
Settled 1850s
Constituted August 21, 1996
Government[2]
  Mayor Gilles Tremblay
  Federal riding Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
  Prov. riding Papineau
Area[2][3]
  Total 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi)
  Land 65.15 km2 (25.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 792
  Density 12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 1.0%
  Dwellings 463
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0V 1E0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 315
Route 321
Website www.ville.
cheneville.qc.ca
Route 315 through Chénéville

Chénéville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality.

History

First settled in the middle of the 19th century, its first post office opened in 1864 under the name Sévigné, perhaps in honour of the Marquise de Sévigné (1626-1696). From 1876 to 1884, the post office was known as Hartwell, and from 1884 on, it became Chénéville. It could be that it was renamed in memory of a nephew of Hercule Chéné who was born around 1864.[4] (Pierre Hercule Chéné (1834-1904) was mayor of Ripon-et-Hartwell, Hartwell-et-Suffolk, Hartwell, and Hartwell-et-Preston, and counselor of Chénéville.[5])

In 1903, the village separated from the United Township Municipality of Hartwell-et-Preston to form the Village Municipality of Chénéville, following a request from 55 citizens submitted to the Lieutenant Governor.[4] Hygin Locas was its first mayor. At that time, the village consisted of 26 homes and 6 streets.[5]

The Vinoy Post Office opened in 1871, most likely named in honour of the French General Joseph Vinoy (1800-1880). In 1920, the western portion of Suffolk Township separated and formed the Township Municipality of Suffolk-West, but was renamed Vinoy three years later. On August 21, 1996, the Vinoy merged to Chénéville and they formed the new Municipality of Chénéville.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 380 (total dwellings: 463)

Mother tongue:

References



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