Chénéville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality.
Chénéville | |
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 Location within Papineau RCM | |
  Chénéville Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | Papineau |
| Settled | 1850s |
| Constituted | August 21, 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilles Tremblay |
| • Federal riding | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel |
| • Prov. riding | Papineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 65.83 km2 (25.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 848 |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  11% |
| • Dwellings | 500 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-315  R-321 |
| Website | www |
History edit
First settled in the middle of the 19th century, its first post office opened in 1864 under the name Sévigné, perhaps in honour of the Marquise de Sévigné (1626-1696). From 1876 to 1884, the post office was known as Hartwell, and from 1884 on, it became Chénéville. It could be that it was renamed in memory of a nephew of Hercule Chéné who was born around 1864.[4] (Pierre Hercule Chéné (1834-1904) was mayor of Ripon-et-Hartwell, Hartwell-et-Suffolk, Hartwell, and Hartwell-et-Preston, and counsellor of Chénéville.[5])
In 1903, the village separated from the United Township Municipality of Hartwell-et-Preston to form the Village Municipality of Chénéville, following a request from 55 citizens submitted to the Lieutenant Governor.[4] Hygin Locas was its first mayor. At that time, the village consisted of 26 homes and 6 streets.[5]
The Vinoy Post Office opened in 1871, most likely named in honour of the French General Joseph Vinoy (1800-1880). In 1920, the western portion of Suffolk Township separated and formed the Township Municipality of Suffolk-West, but was renamed Vinoy three years later. On August 21, 1996, the Vinoy merged to Chénéville and they formed the new Municipality of Chénéville.[4]
Demographics edit
| 2021 | 2016 | 2011 | |
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| Population | 848 (+11.0% from 2016) | 764 (-3.5% from 2011) | 792 (1.0% from 2006) |
| Land area | 65.83 km2 (25.42 sq mi) | 66.76 km2 (25.78 sq mi) | 65.15 km2 (25.15 sq mi) |
| Population density | 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi) | 11.4/km2 (30/sq mi) | 12.2/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Median age | 55.2 (M: 56.0, F: 55.2) | 53.5 (M: 52.2, F: 55.5) | 51.3 (M: 50.9, F: 51.5) |
| Private dwellings | 500 (total) 412 (occupied) | 502 (total) | 463 (total) |
| Median household income | $52,800 | $39,040 | $41,793 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 737 | — |
| 1991 | 760 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 755 | −0.7% |
| 2001 | 738 | −2.3% |
| 2006 | 784 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 792 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 764 | −3.5% |
| 2021 | 848 | +11.0% |
| Population amounts prior to 1998 are total of Chénéville VL and Vinoy SD. Source: Statistics Canada | ||
- Population total in 1996:
- Chénéville (village): 646
- Vinoy (municipality): 109
- Population in 1991:
- Chénéville (village): 635
- Vinoy (municipality): 125
Mother tongue:[3]
- English as first language: 3.6%
- French as first language: 92.9%
- English and French as first language: 3.0%
- Other as first language: 0.6%
Education edit
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A portion of the village lies in the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, which operates Anglophone public schools:
Notable people edit
- Marquise Lepage (born 1959), producer, screenwriter, and film and television director
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 319411". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire". Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ^ a b c "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chénéville, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Chénéville (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ a b "Patrimoine Municipalité de Chénéville" (in French). Corporation municipale de Chénéville. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
- ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
- ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
- ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
- ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.