Chazel

Chazel (French pronunciation: [ʃazɛl]) 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.

Chazel
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM
Chazel Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′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	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

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.

Geography

The municipality is located to the north-east of La Sarre, between Val-Saint-Gilles to the north and Macamic to the south.

Demographics

Population

	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

Canada census – Chazel community profile

References: 2021^[4] 2016^[5] 2011^[6]

Historical Census Data - Chazel, Quebec^[7]

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[7]
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):^[8]

• 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^[9]

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^[10]

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