Champneuf, Quebec

Champneuf
Municipality
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Location within Abitibi RCM. Location within Abitibi RCM.
Champneuf Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Abitibi
Settled	1938
Constituted	January 1, 1964
Government
• Mayor	Rosaire Guénette
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Abitibi-Ouest
Area
• Total	240.50 km2 (92.86 sq mi)
• Land	242.39 km2 (93.59 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)
• Total	127
• Density	0.5/km2 (1/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	2.3%
• Dwellings	56
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	J0Y 1E0
Area code(s)	819
Highways	No major routes

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.

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).