Clerval, Quebec

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.

Clerval
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Clerval
Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMAbitibi-Ouest
Settled1916
ConstitutedSeptember 12, 1927
Government
[2]
 • MayorSuzanne Théberge
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Témiscamingue
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Ouest
Area
[2][3]
 • Total129.70 km2 (50.08 sq mi)
 • Land98.60 km2 (38.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total364
 • Density3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.7%
 • Dwellings
277
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0Z 1R0
Area code(s)819
HighwaysNo major routes
Websiteclerval.ao.ca

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), 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. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. 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.



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