Lac-Matapédia,_Quebec

Lac-Matapédia, Quebec

Lac-Matapédia, Quebec

Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada

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.

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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 2021: 10 (2016 to 2021 population change: 100%)
  • Population in 2016: 5
  • Population in 2011: 5
  • Population in 2006: 10
  • Population in 2001: 0
  • Population in 1996: 4
  • Population in 1991: 0

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

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149684". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. [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. [3]
    "Lac-Matapédia census profile". 2021 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  4. [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. [5]
    Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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