Chazel, Quebec

Chazel
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Chazel Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°WCoordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°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	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1N0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.chazel.ao.ca

Chazel is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 289 in the Canada 2011 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.^[1]

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Chazel, Quebec community profile
	2011	2006	2001
Population:	289 (-10.0% from 2006)	321 (-2.7% from 2001)	330 (-14.9% from 1996)
Land area:	134.30 km^2 (51.85 sq mi)	134.24 km^2 (51.83 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)	2.5/km^2 (6.5/sq mi)
Median age:	44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2)	42.1 (M: 42.7, F: 41.0)	38.0 (M: 37.3, F: 39.5)
Total private dwellings:	125	133	137
Median household income:	$56,800	$53,565	$39,217
References: 2011[3] 2006[4] 2001[5]

Historical Census Data - Chazel, Quebec[6]
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[6]
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

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. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
3. "Chazel census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
4. "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
5. "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census