Lebel-sur-Quévillon
Lebel-sur-Quévillon | |
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| Coordinates (500, place Quévillon): 49°03′N 76°59′W / 49.050°N 76.983°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Nord-du-Québec |
| RCM | None |
| Settled | 1965 |
| Constituted | August 6, 1965 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Guy Lafrenière |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou |
| • Prov. riding | Ungava |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.60 km2 (16.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 304.50 m (999.02 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,091 |
| • Density | 47.1/km2 (122/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 4.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,161 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-113 |
| Website | www |
Lebel-sur-Quévillon (French pronunciation: [ləbɛl syʁ kevijɔ̃]) is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec, located on Route 113 in the Jamésie region. It is located approximately 88 kilometres north of Senneterre and approximately 200 kilometres southwest of Chibougamau. It is surrounded by, but not a part of, the local municipality of Eeyou Istchee James Bay. It is constituted from unorganized territories.
The town had a population of 2,091 as of the Canada 2021 Census and is served by the Lebel-sur-Quévillon Airport. The hamlet of Rapide-des-Cèdres is also within its municipal boundary.
The name "Lebel" is in honor of Jean-Baptiste Lebel, a forestry contractor, born in 1887 and died in 1966 who worked for years to set up a paper mill in the north of the province. The lake gives the second part of its name to the city. Lac Quévillon is named in honor of Louis-Amable Quévillon (1749-1823), an architect and sculptor of religious objects.