Mont-Valin, Quebec
Mont-Valin | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
| Constituted | February 18, 2002 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord |
| • Prov. riding | Dubuc |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38,032.30 km2 (14,684.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 35,080.51 km2 (13,544.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2006–11) |  66.7% |
| • Dwellings | 4 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Mont-Valin is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec. It makes up over 87% of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and is the largest subdivision of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. The territory, named after Mount Valin, had a population of 5 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and covered a land area of 35,080.51 km2.
The territory has one settlement: the hamlet of Chutes-des-Passes, located 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Chicoutimi (49°50′23″N 71°09′55″W / 49.83972°N 71.16528°W). It was founded in 1941, when Alcan built a dam on the Peribonka River. When operation of the dam was automated in 1974, the community was almost entirely abandoned.[4]
Demographics
Population trend:[5]
- Population in 2011: 5 (2006 to 2011 population change: -66.7%)
- Population in 2006: 15
- Population in 2001: 20
- Population in 1996: 2
- Population in 1991: 5
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3 (total dwellings: 4)
References
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mont-Valin
- ^ a b "Mont-Valin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149749". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Chute-des-Passes (hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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