Lac-Matapédia, Quebec
Appearance
Lac-Matapédia | |
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North shore of Lake Matapedia | |
![]() Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
Coordinates: 48°33′N 67°34′W / 48.550°N 67.567°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | La Matapédia |
Constituted | unspecified |
Government | |
• Federal riding | Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia |
• Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
Area | |
• Total | 83.00 km2 (32.05 sq mi) |
• Land | 71.85 km2 (27.74 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5 |
• Density | 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 34 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Highways | No major routes |
Lac-Matapédia is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after and located on the northern shores of Lake Matapedia in the Matapédia Valley.
The territory is home to a small protected area, Lac-Matapédia Forest Refuge (304 hectares (750 acres)) that was established in 2008 to protect three populations of the calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa), a plant designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[4] A part of the remainder of the territory is being considered for the creation of a new provincial park.
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 5 (2006 to 2011 population change: -50.0%)
- Population in 2006: 10
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 4
- Population in 1991: 0
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2 (total dwellings: 34)
Gallery
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View of the territory from across Lake Matapedia
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Main road of the territory
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149684". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Lac-Matapédia". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ a b "Lac-Matapédia census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- ^ "Forêt refuge du Lac-Matapédia" (PDF). Écosystèmes forestiers exceptionnels. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Quebec. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census