Lac-Matapédia, Quebec Explained

Lac-Matapédia
Pushpin Map:Canada Eastern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates:48.55°N -101°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:unspecified
Government Footnotes:[1]
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:83.00
Area Land Km2:71.01
Population Total:10
Population Density Km2:0.1
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 100%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:18
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Utc Offset1:-5
Utc Offset1 Dst:-4
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info: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 that was established in 2008 to protect three populations of the calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa), a plant designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.[3] A part of the remainder of the territory is being considered for the creation of a new provincial park.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 8 (total dwellings: 18)

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References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lac-Matapédia . Répertoire des municipalités . Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire . French . 2012-01-27.
  2. Web site: Lac-Matapédia census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2022-03-19.
  3. Web site: Forêt refuge du Lac-Matapédia. Écosystèmes forestiers exceptionnels. Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Quebec. 27 January 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census