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 km^2 (32.05 sq mi)
• Land	71.85 km^2 (27.74 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	5
• Density	0.1/km^2 (0.3/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	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]

• 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)

Galery

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  View of the territory from across Lake Matapedia
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  Main road of the territory

See also

• Lake Matapédia
• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. Reference number 149684 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. "Lac-Matapédia". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
3. "Lac-Matapédia census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
4. "Forêt refuge du Lac-Matapédia" (PDF). 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