Chazel () 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.
History The municipality was founded in 1938 under the name of Saint-Janvier. In 1991, Saint-Janvier changed its name to the current Chazel.
Geography The municipality is located to the north-east of La Sarre, between Val-Saint-Gilles to the north and Macamic to the south.
Demographics Population
Language Canada Census Mother Tongue - Chazel, Quebec Census Total Year Responses Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % Count Trend Pop % 240 15.8% 96.0% 5 0.0% 2.0% 5 n/a% 2.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 285 1.7% 98.3% 5 n/a% 1.7% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 290 9.4% 100.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 320 0.0% 100.0% 0 100.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 320 17.9% 97.0% 10 n/a% 3.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.0% 390 n/a 100.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0% 0 n/a 0.0%
Government Municipal council (as of 2024): Mayor: Daniel Favreau Councillors: Charles Fortin, Serge Morin, Audrey Veillette, Armande Bouchard, Réjean Veillette, Yves Frappier
List of former mayors:
Émilien Savard (...–2005) Denis Hince (2005–2009) Daniel Favreau (2009–present)
Political representation +Chazel federal election results Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green 2021 12% 7 16% 10 57% 37 3% 2 5% 3 2019 7% 6 36% 29 54% 44 0% 0 3% 2 2015 23% 25 9% 10 16% 17 50% 54 2% 2 2011 5% 5 13% 13 21% 21 61% 61 0% 0 2008 19% 15 16% 13 35% 28 24% 19 6% 5 2006 17% 20 16% 19 50% 61 13% 16 4% 5 2004 28% 32 5% 6 64% 74 3% 3 1% 1
+Chazel provincial election results Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois 2022 45% 57 4% 5 10% 13 17% 22 2018 47% 34 0% 0 10% 7 40% 29 2014 13% 11 12% 10 8% 6 67% 54 2012 25% 28 26% 29 7% 8 40% 45
Provincially it is part of the riding of Abitibi-Ouest. In the 2022 Quebec general election the incumbent MNA Suzanne Blais, of the Coalition Avenir Québec, was re-elected to represent the population of Chazel in the National Assembly of Quebec.
Federally, Chazel is part of the federal riding of Abitibi—Témiscamingue. In the 2021 Canadian federal election, the incumbent Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois was re-elected to represent the population Chazel in the House of Commons of Canada.
See also List of municipalities in Quebec
References
Further reading Saint-Janvier-de-Chazel – Histoire et généalogie et occupation du territoire, published by "Société d'histoire et de généalogie de Val-d'Or", Gisèle Chamberland, 2004, 315 pages