Joutel is a

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in the

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, located in the municipality of

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off Route 109 between

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and

Matagami Matagami (, ) is a small town in Quebec, Canada. It is located north of Amos, on Matagami Lake, at the northern terminus of Route 109 and the start of the James Bay Road (French: ''Route de la Baie James''). It is enclaved within the local m ...

.Joutel
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and

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mines in the area, the community was named for early French explorer

Henri Joutel Henri Joutel (c. 1643 – 1725), a French explorer and soldier, is known for his eyewitness history of the last North American expedition of René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Joutel was born in Rouen. After serving as a soldier, he join ...

, and had a population of several hundred residents at its peak. In the early 1970s, media services were brought to the community, including rebroadcasters of CKRN-TV and CBF-FM.Canadian Communications Foundation - CBF-FM History
. However, the community was abandoned by 1998, when the ore reserves were depleted enough that the mines were no longer profitable. As of 2018, the CKRN rebroadcaster that served Joutel is still in operation, to serve a number of recreational properties and rural residents in the surrounding area. Joutel QC 3 Sep 2015

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