Clerval | |
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Coordinates: 48°45′N 79°26′W / 48.750°N 79.433°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
RCM | Abitibi-Ouest |
Settled | 1916 |
Constituted | September 12, 1927 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michel Cliche |
• Federal riding | Abitibi—Témiscamingue |
• Prov. riding | Abitibi-Ouest |
Area | |
• Total | 130.93 km2 (50.55 sq mi) |
• Land | 99.17 km2 (38.29 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 373 |
• Density | 3.8/km2 (10/sq mi) |
• Pop (2016-21) | 0.5% |
• Dwellings | 291 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code | 819 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | clerval |
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 373 as of the 2021 Canadian census.
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 / 48.68667°N 79.45611°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]