Clerval, Quebec


Clerval 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".
In addition to Clerval itself, the municipality also includes the community of L'Île-Nepawa, located on Nepawa Island in Lake Abitibi. Nepawa comes from the Algonquin language meaning "where one camps in passing" or "large island".

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents : 180
Mother tongue :
  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 96%
  • English and French as first language: 1.3%
  • Other as first language: 0%

    Government

Municipal council :