Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)

Chisasibi (Cree: ᒋᓵᓰᐲ/Cisâsîpî) is a Cree village municipality (VC) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee in Nord-du-Québec; it has a distinct legal status and classification from other kinds of village municipalities in Quebec: Naskapi village municipalities, northern villages (Inuit communities), and ordinary villages.

This article is about the Cree village municipality. For the First Nation, see Cree Nation of Chisasibi. For the Cree reserved land of the same name, see Chisasibi.

Chisasibi
ᒋᓵᓰᐲ
chisaasiipii
Cree village municipality (VC)
Chisasibi
Coordinates (1, rue Riverside[1]): 53°40′N 78°20′W[2]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionNord-du-Québec
TEEeyou Istchee
Constituted18 August 1980
Government
[1]
 • ChiefDaisy House
 • Prov. ridingUngava
Area
 (2021)[1][4]
 • Total4 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Land480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total0
 • Change (2016–2021)
N/A
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0M 1E0
Area code819
Websitewww.chisasibi.ca

As with all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec, there is a counterpart Cree reserved land of the same name located nearby: Chisasibi.

Demographics

Despite the title of "village municipality" and the formalities that go along with it (for instance, having a mayor), Statistics Canada lists it (and all other Cree village municipalities in Quebec) as having no resident population or residential infrastructure (dwellings); it is the Cree reserved lands that are listed as having population and residential dwellings in the Canadian censuses.

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisasibi had a population of 0, unchanged from its 2016 population and a land area of 480.29 km2 (185.44 sq mi).[4]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 99055". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. "Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Chisasibi (Cree village municipality)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  4. "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Profile table - Chisasibi, Terres réservées aux Cris (TC) Quebec [Census subdivision] and Chisasibi, Village cri (VC)More information: Quebec [Census subdivision]". Statistics Canada. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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