Chénéville, Quebec

Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050
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Chénéville
Location within Papineau RCM
Location within Papineau RCM
Chénéville is located in Western Quebec
Chénéville
Chénéville
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.050°W / 45.883; -75.050[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMPapineau
Settled1850s
ConstitutedAugust 21, 1996
Government
 • MayorGilles Tremblay
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingPapineau
Area
 • Total66.80 km2 (25.79 sq mi)
 • Land65.83 km2 (25.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total848
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 11%
 • Dwellings
500
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code819
Highways R-315
R-321
Websitewww.ville-cheneville.com Edit this at Wikidata
Route 315 through Chénéville

Chénéville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality.

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]

Canada census – Chénéville community profile
202120162011
Population848 (+11.0% from 2016)764 (-3.5% from 2011)792 (1.0% from 2006)
Land area65.83 km2 (25.42 sq mi)66.76 km2 (25.78 sq mi)65.15 km2 (25.15 sq mi)
Population density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)11.4/km2 (30/sq mi)12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)
Median age55.2 (M: 56.0, F: 55.2)53.5 (M: 52.2, F: 55.5)51.3 (M: 50.9, F: 51.5)
Private dwellings500 (total)  412 (occupied)502 (total)  463 (total) 
Median household income$52,800$39,040$41,793
References: 2021[6] 2016[7] 2011[8] earlier[9][10]
Historical census populations – Chénéville, Quebec
YearPop.±%
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]

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]

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 319411". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire". Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. ^ a b c "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Chénéville, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Chénéville (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  5. ^ a b "Patrimoine Municipalité de Chénéville" (in French). Corporation municipale de Chénéville. Archived from the original on 2007-10-28. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
  6. ^ "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ^ "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  8. ^ "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  9. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  10. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.