Clerval, Quebec

Clerval
—  Municipality  —
Clerval
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.75°N 79.433°W / 48.75; -79.433Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.75°N 79.433°W / 48.75; -79.433
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Regional county	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1916
Incorporated	September 12, 1927
Government[1]
- Mayor	Suzanne Théberge
- Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
- Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area[1][2]
- Total	101.60 km2 (39.2 sq mi)
- Land	98.60 km2 (38.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	358
- Density	3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0Z 1R0
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.clerval.ao.ca

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 343 in the Canada 2006 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".^[3]

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 / 48.68667; -79.45611), 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

Population trend:^[6]

• Population in 2006: 358 (2001 to 2006 population change: 2.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 351
• Population in 1996: 356
• Population in 1991: 346

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 158 (total dwellings: 310)

Mother tongue:^[2]

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 100 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 0 %

Municipal council

• Mayor: Claude Lamoureux
• Councillors: Gilles Auger, Donald Boudreau, Mario Boutin, Rock Riopel, Roger Robitaille, Nicole Therrien

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Clerval" (in French). Répertoire des municipalités. Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/87075/. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Clerval community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2487075&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=Clerval&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
3. ^ "Clerval (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=14117. Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
4. ^ "L'Île-Nepawa (Hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=107785. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
5. ^ "Île Nepawa" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=43776. Retrieved 2011-01-10. 
6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census