Chazel, Quebec
| Chazel | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. |
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 Chazel |
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| Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°WCoordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1917 |
| Constituted | February 19, 1938 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Favreau |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
| • Total | 138.90 km2 (53.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 134.30 km2 (51.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 289 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 10.0% |
| • Dwellings | 125 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0Z 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Chazel is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It had a population of 289 in the Canada 2011 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.
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