Lac-Matapédia, Quebec
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.
Lac-Matapédia | |
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Lac-Matapédia Location in eastern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°33′N 67°34′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
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 | 71.01 km2 (27.42 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 10 |
• Density | 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 100% |
• Dwellings | 18 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Highways | No major routes |
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 2021: 10 (2016 to 2021 population change: 100%)
- Population in 2016: 5
- Population in 2011: 5
- Population in 2006: 10
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 4
- Population in 1991: 0
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 8 (total dwellings: 18)
Gallery
- View of the territory from across Lake Matapedia
- Main road of the territory
References
- "Reference number 149684 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Lac-Matapédia". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
- "Lac-Matapédia census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
- "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, 2016, 2021 census
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