Chénéville, Quebec

Chénéville
Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.05°W / 45.883; -75.05Coordinates: 45°53′N 75°03′W / 45.883°N 75.05°W / 45.883; -75.05
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
Settled	1850s
Incorporation	August 21, 1996
Government
– Type	Municipality
– Mayor	Gilles Tremblay
Area[1]
– Total	65.22 km2 (25.2 sq mi)
– Land	64.99 km2 (25.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
– Total	784
– Density	12.1/km2 (31.3/sq mi)
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code	J0V
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.ville.cheneville.qc.ca

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

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.^[3] (Pierre Hercule Chéné (1834-1904) was mayor of Ripon-et-Hartwell, Hartwell-et-Suffolk, Hartwell, and Hartwell-et-Preston, and counselor of Chénéville.^[4])

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.^[3] Hygin Locas was its first mayor. At that time, the village consisted of 26 homes and 6 streets.^[4]

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 the formed the new Municipality of Chénéville.^[3]

Demographics

Population:^[5]

• Population in 2006: 784
• Population in 2001: 738
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 6.2 %
• Population total in 1996: 755
  • Chénéville (village): 646
  • Vinoy (municipality): 109
• Population in 1991:
  • Chénéville (village): 635
  • Vinoy (municipality): 125

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 361 (total: 431)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 99 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 1 %

References

1. ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions
   Land area: Statistics Canada
2. ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Chénéville (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=319411&Latitude=45,88333&Longitude=-75,05&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Patrimoine Municipalité de Chénéville" (in French). Corporation municipale de Chénéville. http://www.ville.cheneville.qc.ca/pchene.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census