Champneuf

Champneuf (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃nœf]) is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is the least populated incorporated place in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.

Champneuf
Municipality
Location within Abitibi RCM
Champneuf Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°35′N 77°30′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	1938
Constituted	January 1, 1964
Government [2]
• Mayor	Rosaire Guénette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	242.73 km2 (93.72 sq mi)
• Land	241.32 km2 (93.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	94
• Density	0.4/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Pop (2016-21)	23.6%
• Dwellings	54
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 1E0
Area code	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	www.champneuf.ca

History

In 1938, the settlement was founded, first called Colonie Bertrand, after its first parish priest Achille-Augustin Bertrand. In 1941, it was renamed to Champneufs (French for "new fields"), but also known by the parish name of Saint-François-d'Assise-de-Champneufs during the 1950s. At one point and for unknown reasons, the name was changed from the plural to the singular Champneuf. In 1964, the place was incorporated as a municipality.^[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Champneuf

Year Pop. ±% 1966 563 —     1971 386 −31.4% 1976 287 −25.6% 1981 252 −12.2% 1986 231 −8.3% 1991 187 −19.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 169 −9.6% 2001 157 −7.1% 2006 130 −17.2% 2011 127 −2.3% 2016 123 −3.1% 2021 94 −23.6%
Source: Statistics Canada

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 48 (total dwellings: 54)^[3]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• English as first language: 5.3%
• French as first language: 94.7%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0%

Climate

Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen climate classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc"(Continental Subarctic Climate).

Government

Municipal council (as of 2023):^[2]

• Mayor: Rosaire Guénette
• Councillors: Sonia Marcotte, Lyne Leduc, Léopold Leduc, Nancy Guénette, Manon Beaudet, Stéphane Leduc

Political representation

Champneuf federal election results^[4]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	34%	32	20%	18	35%	32	3%	2	0%	0
	2019	28%	19	21%	14	43%	28	6%	4	2%	1

Champneuf provincial election results^[5]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	51%	42	15%	12	4%	4	29%	24
	2014	17%	13	38%	29	2%	1	43%	32

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 Champneuf in the National Assembly of Quebec.

Federally, Champneuf 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 Champneuf in the House of Commons of Canada.