Lac-Metei Explained

Lac-Metei
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Western Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in western Quebec
Coordinates:47.75°N -99°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1986
Area Total Km2:78.50
Area Land Km2:72.12
Population Total:0
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:0.0
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2016-21)
Population Blank1: 0.0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:0
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:No major routes

Lac-Metei is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. Most of it is inside La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.

It was formed on July 6, 1996, when most of the former unorganized territory of Lac-Bricault (which was 1038.06km2 in area) was added to the City of Senneterre. It retained only a small wedge-shaped piece of land that was renamed to Lac-Metei, after Lake Metei found within is boundaries.[1] The name Metei comes from the Innu language, meaning "heart".[2]

Demographics

The territory has never had any permanent population since its formation in 1996.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 2023-11-15.
  2. Web site: Lac Metei . Commission de toponymie du Québec . 2023-11-15 . French.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census