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Country
  
Canada

RCM
  
Abitibi

Constituted
  
January 1, 1964

Area
  
240.5 km²

Province
  
Québec

Region
  
Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Settled
  
1938

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Population
  
127 (2011)

Area code
  
819

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Champneuf is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is the smallest incorporated place in terms of population in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region.

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Map of Champneuf, QC, Canada

History

In 1938, the settlement was founded, first called Colonie Bertrand, after its first parish priest Achille-Augustin Bertrand. In 1941, it was renamed to Champneufs (French for "new fields"), but also known by the parish name of Saint-François-d'Assise-de-Champneufs during the 1950s. At one point and for unknown reasons, the name was changed from the plural to the singular Champneuf. In 1964, the place was incorporated as a municipality.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 127 (2006 to 2011 population change: -2.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 130
  • Population in 2001: 157
  • Population in 1996: 169
  • Population in 1991: 187
  • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 50 (total dwellings: 56)

    Mother tongue:

  • 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: Rosaire Guénette
  • Councillors: Manon Beaudet, Joseph Blais, Émile Bourassa, Léopold Leduc, Stéphane Leduc, Jean-Baptiste Rioux
  • Climate

    Climate type is dominated by the winter season, a long, bitterly cold period with short, clear days, relatively little precipitation mostly in the form of snow, and low humidity. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfc"(Continental Subarctic Climate).

    References

    Champneuf, Quebec Wikipedia