Chénéville is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec

Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality

Papineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec

Papineau is a county regional municipality of Quebec in Canada located in the Outaouais region. The regional seat is Papineauville.-Communities:*Cities and Towns**Thurso*Municipalities** Boileau** Bowman** Chénéville** Duhamel** Fassett...

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History

First settled in the middle of the 19th century, its first post office opened in 1864 under the name Sévigné, perhaps in honour of the Marquise de Sévigné

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné

Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné was a French aristocrat, remembered for her letter-writing. Most of her letters, celebrated for their wit and vividness, were addressed to her daughter.-Life:...

 (1626-1696). From 1876 to 1884, the post office was known as Hartwell, and from 1884 on, it became Chénéville. It could be that it was renamed in memory of a nephew of Hercule Chéné who was born around 1864. (Pierre Hercule Chéné (1834-1904) was mayor of Ripon-et-Hartwell, Hartwell-et-Suffolk, Hartwell, and Hartwell-et-Preston, and counselor of Chénéville.)

In 1903, the village separated from the United Township Municipality of Hartwell

Lac-Simon, Outaouais, Quebec

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-et-Preston

Duhamel, Quebec

Duhamel is a town and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada. It is the largest municipality in surface area in the Papineau Regional County Municipality....

 to form the Village Municipality of Chénéville, following a request from 55 citizens submitted to the Lieutenant Governor. Hygin Locas was its first mayor. At that time, the village consisted of 26 homes and 6 streets.

The Vinoy Post Office opened in 1871, most likely named in honour of the French General Joseph Vinoy

Joseph Vinoy

Joseph Vinoy was a French soldier.-Biography:He originally intended to join the Church, but, after some years at a seminary, he decided upon a military career and joined the French army in 1823. As a sergeant in the 14th line infantry, he took part in the Algerian expedition of 1830...

 (1800-1880). In 1920, the western portion of Suffolk Township

Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk, Quebec

Saint-Émile-de-Suffolk is a municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada, part of the Papineau Regional County Municipality. Until 1994 it was known as United Township Municipality of Suffolk-et-Addington....

separated and formed the Township Municipality of Suffolk-West, but was renamed Vinoy three years later. On August 21, 1996, the Vinoy merged to Chénéville and the formed the new Municipality of Chénéville.

Demographics

Population:

• Population in 2006: 784
• Population in 2001: 738
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 6.2 %
• Population total in 1996: 755
  • Chénéville (village): 646
  • Vinoy (municipality): 109
• Population in 1991:
  • Chénéville (village): 635
  • Vinoy (municipality): 125

Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 361 (total: 431)

Mother tongue:

• English as first language: 0 %
• French as first language: 99 %
• English and French as first language: 0 %
• Other as first language: 1 %