Clerval | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM. |
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Location in western Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°WCoordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
Settled | 1916 |
Constituted | September 12, 1927 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Suzanne Théberge |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 129.70 km2 (50.08 sq mi) |
• Land | 98.60 km2 (38.07 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 364 |
• Density | 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.7% |
• Dwellings | 277 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J0Z 1R0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
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.
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".
In addition to Clerval itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Nepawa (48°41′12″N 79°27′22″W / 48.68667°N 79.45611°W), located on Nepawa Island in Lake Abitibi. Nepawa comes from the Algonquin language meaning "where one camps in passing" or "large island".
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 162 (total dwellings: 277)
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