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Clerval (French pronunciation: ​[klɛʁval]) is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada, in the Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality. It covers 101.6 km² and had a population of 364 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Clerval
Municipality
Location within Abitibi-Ouest RCM.
Clerval Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi-Ouest
Settled	1916
Constituted	September 12, 1927
Government [2]
• Mayor	Suzanne Théberge
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area [2][3]
• Total	129.70 km2 (50.08 sq mi)
• Land	98.60 km2 (38.07 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	364
• Density	3.7/km2 (10/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	1.7%
• Dwellings	277
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0Z 1R0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes
Website	clerval.ao.ca

The municipality was incorporated on September 12, 1927, and originally called Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc-de-Clerval. Likely the current name, adopted in 1951, is a portmanteau from the French words claire vallée, meaning "clear valley".[1]

In addition to Clerval itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Nepawa (48°41′12″N 79°27′22″W), located on Nepawa Island in Lake Abitibi. Nepawa comes from the Algonquin language meaning "where one camps in passing" or "large island".[4][5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

• Population in 2011: 364 (2006 to 2011 population change: 1.7%)
• Population in 2006: 358
• Population in 2001: 351
• Population in 1996: 356
• Population in 1991: 346

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 162 (total dwellings: 277)

Mother tongue:[7]

• 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: Suzanne Théberge
• Councillors: Gilles Auger, Donald Boudreau, Mario Boutin, Rock Riopel, Roger Robitaille, Nicole Therrien

References

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