Clerval (French pronunciation: [klɛʁval]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 101.6 km² and had a population of 373 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
Clerval | |
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 Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM | |
  Clerval Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
| RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Settled | 1916 |
| Constituted | September 12, 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Cliche |
| • Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
| • Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
| Area | |
• Total | 130.93 km2 (50.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.17 km2 (38.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 373 |
| • Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  0.5% |
| • Dwellings | 291 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | clerval |
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 / 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".[4][5]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 180 (total dwellings: 291)[3]
Mother tongue (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 1.3%
- French as first language: 96%
- English and French as first language: 1.3%
- Other as first language: 0%
Government
editMunicipal council (as of 2023):[2]
- Mayor: Michel Cliche
- Councillors: Gaétan St-Jean, Claire Paquet, Mathilde Lévesque, Chantal Melançon, Nancy Gosselin, Nicole Therrien
References
edit- ^ a b "Clerval (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b c "Clerval". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ a b c d "Clerval, Quebec (Code 2487075) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "L'Île-Nepawa (Hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
- ^ "Île Nepawa" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2011-01-10.
External links
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Media related to Clerval, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
