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Chambord, Quebec

Chambord, Quebec
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nameChambord
settlement_typeMunicipality
image_skylineChambord 2023 (14).jpg
image_captionAerial view of Chambord
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shield_size100x80px
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mapsize200px
pushpin_mapCanada Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
pushpin_label_positionleft
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
subdivision_type3RCM
subdivision_name3Le Domaine-du-Roy
established_titleSettled
established_date1857
established_title1Constituted
established_date1December 8, 1973
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameLuc Chiasson
leader_title1Federal riding
leader_name1Lac-Saint-Jean
leader_title2Prov. riding
leader_name2Roberval
area_footnotes
area_total_km2170.90
area_land_km2120.85
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population_total1748
population_as_of2021
population_density_km214.5
population_blank1_titlePop (2016–21)
population_blank11.0%
population_blank2_titleDwellings
population_blank21186
timezoneEST
utc_offset−5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST−4
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website

Chambord () is a municipality in Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. 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.

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2021: 1,748 (2016 to 2021 population change: -0.1%)
  • Population in 2016: 1,765
  • Population in 2011: 1,773
  • Population in 2006: 1,690
  • Population in 2001: 1,693
  • Population in 1996: 1,784
  • Population in 1991: 1,739
  • Population in 1986: 1,705
  • Population in 1981: 1,723
  • Population in 1976: 1,755

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 849 (total dwellings: 1,186)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0.3%
  • French as first language: 98.9%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.3%

Attractions

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.

Infrastructure

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.

References

References

  1. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: [http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/91020/ Chambord] {{Webarchive. link. (2014-05-08)
  2. "Chambord census profile". Statistics Canada.
  3. Statistics Canada: [[Canada 1996 Census. 1996]], [[Canada 2001 Census. 2001]], [[Canada 2006 Census. 2006]], [[Canada 2011 Census. 2011]], [[Canada 2016 Census. 2016]], [[Canada 2021 Census. 2021]] census
  4. (15 November 2023). "Chambord community profile". Statistics Canada.
  5. {{toponymie. 12159
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