Chazel
Chazel | |
|---|---|
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
| Coordinates: 48°52′N 79°03′W / 48.867°N 79.050°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| 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 | 140.14 km2 (54.11 sq mi) |
| • Land | 133.55 km2 (51.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• 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) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | 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.
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.