Chazel

Chazel
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Chazel Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°52′N79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°W / 48.867; -79.050 [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	140.14 km2 (54.11 sq mi)
• Land	133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	254
• Density	1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	12.1%
• Dwellings	131
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1N0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	chazel.ao.ca

Chazel is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 254 in the 2021 Canadian 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]

History

The municipality was founded in 1938 under the name of Saint-Janvier. In 1991, Saint-Janvier changed its name to the current Chazel.

Demographics

Population

Canada census – Chazel community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	254 (-12.1% from 2016)	289 (-0.0% from 2011)	289 (-10.0% from 2006)
Land area	133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi)	133.96 km2 (51.72 sq mi)	134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi)
Population density	1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)	2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Median age	45.6 (M: 49.6, F: 43.6)	45.3 (M: 45.2, F: 45.5)	44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings	131 (total)  118 (occupied)	132 (total)	125 (total)
Median household income	$73,500	$65,280	$56,800

References: 2021 ^[4] 2016 ^[5] 2011 ^[6] earlier ^{[7] [8]}

Historical Census Data - Chazel, Quebec ^[9]

Year Pop. ±% 1941 538 —     1951 574 +6.7% 1956 593 +3.3% 1961 571 −3.7% 1966 531 −7.0% 1971 487 −8.3% 1976 374 −23.2% 1981 371 −0.8%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 407 +9.7% 1991 373 −8.4% 1996 388 +4.0% 2001 330 −14.9% 2006 321 −2.7% 2011 289 −10.0% 2016 289 +0.0% 2021 254 −12.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Chazel, Quebec [9]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2021		250		240	15.8%	96.0%		5	0.0%	2.0%		5	n/a%	2.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2016		290		285	1.7%	98.3%		5	n/a%	1.7%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2011		290		290	9.4%	100.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2006		320		320	0.0%	100.0%		0	100.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
2001		330		320	17.9%	97.0%		10	n/a%	3.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%		0	0.0%	0.0%
1996		390		390	n/a	100.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%		0	n/a	0.0%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2024): ^[10]

• Mayor: Daniel Favreau
• Councillors: Charles Fortin, Serge Morin, Audrey Veillette, Armande Bouchard, Réjean Veillette, Yves Frappier

List of former mayors:

• Émilien Savard (...–2005)
• Denis Hince (2005–2009)
• Daniel Favreau (2009–present)

Political representation

Chazel federal election results ^[11]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	12%	7	16%	10	57%	37	3%	2	5%	3
	2019	7%	6	36%	29	54%	44	0%	0	3%	2
	2015	23%	25	9%	10	16%	17	50%	54	2%	2
	2011	5%	5	13%	13	21%	21	61%	61	0%	0
	2008	19%	15	16%	13	35%	28	24%	19	6%	5
	2006	17%	20	16%	19	50%	61	13%	16	4%	5
	2004	28%	32	5%	6	64%	74	3%	3	1%	1

Chazel provincial election results ^[12]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2022	45%	57	4%	5	10%	13	17%	22
	2018	47%	34	0%	0	10%	7	40%	29
	2014	13%	11	12%	10	8%	6	67%	54
	2012	25%	28	26%	29	7%	8	40%	45

Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Chazel in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Chazel is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Chazel in the House of Commons of Canada.

See also

• List of municipalities in Quebec

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 et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
3. "Chazel census profile". 2021 Census data . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
4. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
5. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
6. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
7. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
8. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
9. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
10. "Conseil municipal 2023 - Chazel". chazel.ao.ca. MRC d'Abitibi-Ouest. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
11. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
12. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 3374)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

Further reading

• 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)