Clerval, Quebec

Clerval
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Clerval Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°WCoordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1916
Constituted	September 12, 1927
Government[2]
• Mayor	Suzanne Théberge
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[2][3]
• Total	129.70 km^2 (50.08 sq mi)
• Land	98.60 km^2 (38.07 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	364
• Density	3.7/km^2 (10/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.7%
• Dwellings	277
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1R0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.clerval.ao.ca

Clerval is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 101.6 km² and had a population of 364 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

The municipality was incorporated on September 12, 1927, and originally called Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc-de-Clerval. Likely the current name, adopted in 1951, is a portmanteau from the French words claire vallée, meaning "clear valley".^[1]

In addition to Clerval itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Nepawa (48°41′12″N 79°27′22″W / 48.68667°N 79.45611°W), located on Nepawa Island in Lake Abitibi. Nepawa comes from the Algonquin language meaning "where one camps in passing" or "large island".^[4][5]

Demographics

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2011: 364 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.7%)
• Population in 2006: 358
• Population in 2001: 351
• Population in 1996: 356
• Population in 1991: 346

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 162 (total dwellings: 277)

Mother tongue:^[7]

• 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: Suzanne Théberge
• Councillors: Gilles Auger, Donald Boudreau, Mario Boutin, Rock Riopel, Roger Robitaille, Nicole Therrien

References

1. "Clerval (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
2. "Clerval". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
3. "Clerval census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
4. "L'Île-Nepawa (Hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
5. "Île Nepawa" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
7. "Clerval community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2011-01-07.