Chambord, Quebec

Chambord
Municipality
Chambord

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°26′N 72°04′W / 48.433°N 72.067°W / 48.433; -72.067Coordinates: 48°26′N 72°04′W / 48.433°N 72.067°W / 48.433; -72.067[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled 1870s
Constituted December 8, 1973
Government[2]
  Mayor Gérard Savard
  Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
  Total 170.90 km2 (65.98 sq mi)
  Land 121.32 km2 (46.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,773
  Density 14.6/km2 (38/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Increase 4.9%
  Dwellings 1,189
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0W 1G0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Climate Dfb
Website www.chambord.ca

Chambord is a municipality in Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec. The Chambord meteorite was found near here in 1904.

The municipality also includes the community of Val-Jalbert, located along Quebec Route 169 between the village of Chambord itself and Roberval.

Transportation

Chambord is at the intersection of Quebec highways 155 and 169, and is also served by the Montreal – Jonquière train passenger train of Via Rail Canada, which operates between Montreal and Jonquière.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 758 (total dwellings: 1189)

Mother tongue:[5]

Tourism

The historical village of Val-Jalbert is Chambord's main tourist attraction. There is also an annual cowboy festival.

Old mill and waterfall on the Ouiatchouane River in Val-Jalbert.

References

  1. Reference number 12159 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Chambord
  3. 1 2 "Chambord census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Chambord community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.

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