Lac-Matapédia, Quebec

Lac-Matapédia
Unorganized territory

North shore of Lake Matapedia

Location within La Matapédia RCM.
Lac-Matapédia

Location in eastern Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°33′N 67°34′W / 48.550°N 67.567°WCoordinates: 48°33′N 67°34′W / 48.550°N 67.567°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matapédia
Constituted unspecified
Government[2]
 • Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 • Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area[2][3]
 • Total 83.00 km2 (32.05 sq mi)
 • Land 71.85 km2 (27.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 5
 • Density 0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 50.0%
 • Dwellings 34
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2 (total dwellings: 34)

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See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 149684 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lac-Matapédia". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Lac-Matapédia census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  4. ↑ "Forêt refuge du Lac-Matapédia". Écosystèmes forestiers exceptionnels. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Quebec. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census