Mont-Élie, Quebec

Mont-Élie
—  Unorganized territory  —
View from Acropole des Draveurs
Mont-Élie
Coordinates:
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
Regional County Charlevoix-Est
Formed January 1, 1986
Government[1]
 • Federal riding Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. riding Charlevoix
Area[1][2]
 • Total 898.03 km2 (346.7 sq mi)
 • Land 859.02 km2 (331.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
 • Total 75
 • Density 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal Code
Area code(s) 418 and 581

Mont-Élie is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 38% of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality.

The territory is home to the Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve and part of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. It is named after Mount Élie that in turn was named after Elijah. Nearby are other mountains and lakes named after Biblical prophets, such as Moses and Jeremiah. Mount Élie () is one of the main summits of the mountainous highland in the east of the Charlevoix region. With an altitude of 1,021 meters (3,350 ft), it provides a great view of the vast surroundings and was formerly used as a location for fire watch. Its western slope forms the eastern boundary of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park, whereas its eastern side is part of ZEC Lac-au-Sable.[3]

Demographics

Population:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 43 (total dwellings: 98)

References

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mont-Élie
  2. ^ a b Statistics Canada 2006 Census - Mont-Élie community profile
  3. ^ "Mont Élie" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/CT/toposweb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=20690. Retrieved 2009-05-21. 
  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census