Chazel

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Chazel
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Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
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Chazel
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°52′N79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°W / 48.867; -79.050 [1]
CountryCanada
Province Quebec
Region Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM Abitibi-Ouest
Settled1917
ConstitutedFebruary 19, 1938
Government
[2]
  MayorDaniel Favreau
   Federal riding Abitibi—Témiscamingue
   Prov. riding Abitibi-Ouest
Area
  Total140.14 km2 (54.11 sq mi)
  Land133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
  Total254
  Density1.9/km2 (5/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Decrease2.svg 12.1%
  Dwellings
131
Time zone UTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code 819
HighwaysNo major routes
Website chazel.ao.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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.

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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 community profile
2021 2016 2011
Population254 (-12.1% from 2016)289 (-0.0% from 2011)289 (-10.0% from 2006)
Land area133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi)133.96 km2 (51.72 sq mi)134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi)
Population density1.9/km2 (4.9/sq mi)2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)2.2/km2 (5.7/sq mi)
Median age45.6 (M: 49.6, F: 43.6)45.3 (M: 45.2, F: 45.5)44.4 (M: 45.0, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings131 (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]
YearPop.±%
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%
YearPop.±%
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]
CensusTotal
French
English
French & English
Other
YearResponsesCountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %CountTrendPop %
2021
250
240Decrease2.svg 15.8%96.0%5Steady2.svg 0.0%2.0%5Increase2.svg n/a%2.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%
2016
290
285Decrease2.svg 1.7%98.3%5Increase2.svg n/a%1.7%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%
2011
290
290Decrease2.svg 9.4%100.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%
2006
320
320Steady2.svg 0.0%100.0%0Decrease2.svg 100.0%0.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%
2001
330
320Decrease2.svg 17.9%97.0%10Increase2.svg n/a%3.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%0Steady2.svg 0.0%0.0%
1996
390
390n/a100.0%0n/a0.0%0n/a0.0%0n/a0.0%

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023): [10]

List of former mayors:

Political representation

Chazel federal election results [11]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 12%716%1057%373%25%3
2019 7%636%2954%440%03%2
Chazel provincial election results [12]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2022 45%574%510%1317%22
2018 47%340%010%740%29
2014 13%1112%108%667%54

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chazel (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
  2. 1 2 "Chazel". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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.

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