Janvier South

Janvier South
Janvier South is located in Alberta
Janvier South
Janvier South
Location of Janvier South
Janvier South is located in Canada
Janvier South
Janvier South
Janvier South (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°50′42″N 110°54′15″W / 55.84500°N 110.90417°W / 55.84500; -110.90417
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division16
Municipal districtRegional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyRegional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
61
 • Density12.2/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Janvier South is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.[2] While the hamlet's official name is Janvier South according to Alberta Municipal Affairs,[3] it is also known and referred to as Janvier by the RM of Wood Buffalo and its residents.[4] It is further alternately known as Chard.[4] The latter name is after A. Chard, a transportation official.[5]

Janvier South is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Highway 881, approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray and 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of the Saskatchewan border.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (September 20, 2009). "Communities Within Specialized and Rural Municipalities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Community of Janvier". RM of Wood Buffalo. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.