Lac-Matapédia

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Lac-Matapédia

| settlement_type = Unorganized territory

| image_skyline = Lac Matapédia - Rive nord2.JPG

| imagesize =

| image_caption = North shore of Lake Matapedia

| nickname =

| motto =

| image_map = Lac-Matapédia Quebec location diagram.png

| map_caption = Location within La Matapédia RCM

| pushpin_map = Canada Eastern Quebec

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_label = {{nowrap|Lac-Matapédia}}

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in eastern Quebec

| coordinates = {{coord|48|33|N|67|34|W|region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_footnotes=

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{CAN}}

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = {{QC}}

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Bas-Saint-Laurent

| subdivision_type3 = RCM

| subdivision_name3 = La Matapédia

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| established_title1 = Constituted

| established_date1 = unspecified

| government_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/07914/ |title=Lac-Matapédia |work=Répertoire des municipalités |publisher=Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire |language=French |accessdate=2012-01-27}}

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| leader_title1 = Federal riding

| leader_name1 = Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia

| leader_title2 = Prov. riding

| leader_name2 = Matane-Matapédia

| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?DGUIDlist=2021A00052407914&GENDERlist=1&HEADERlist=0&Lang=E&STATISTIClist=1&SearchText=Lac-Matap%EF%BF%BDdia |title=Lac-Matapédia census profile |publisher=Statistics Canada |work=2021 Census data |accessdate=2022-03-19}}

| area_total_km2 = 83.00

| area_land_km2 = 71.01

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| population_total = 10

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_density_km2 = 0.1

| population_blank1_title= Pop 2016-2021

| population_blank1 = {{increase}} 100%

| population_blank2_title= Dwellings

| population_blank2 = 18

| timezone = EST

| utc_offset = −5

| timezone_DST = EDT

| utc_offset_DST = −4

| timezone1 = EST

| utc_offset1 = -5

| timezone1_DST = EDT

| utc_offset1_DST = -4

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| blank_name = Highways

| blank_info = No major routes

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Lac-Matapédia ({{IPA|fr|lak matapedja}}) 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 ({{convert|304|ha}}) that was established in 2008 to protect three populations of the calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa), a plant designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec.{{cite web|title=Forêt refuge du Lac-Matapédia|url=http://www.mrnf.gouv.qc.ca/publications/forets/connaissances/ecosystemes-matapedia.pdf|work=Écosystèmes forestiers exceptionnels|publisher=Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Quebec|accessdate=27 January 2012}} A part of the remainder of the territory is being considered for the creation of a new provincial park.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

  • 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)

Gallery

File:Lac Matapédia - Grande Île.JPG|View of the territory from across Lake Matapedia

File:Seigneurie du lac Matapédia - chemin.JPG|Main road of the territory

See also

References

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{{Geographic location|width=auto

| title = Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions

| Centre = Lac-Matapédia

| North = Sainte-Paule

| Northeast = Saint-Vianney

| East =

| Southeast = Amqui

| South =

| Southwest = Val-Brillant

| West = Sayabec

| Northwest =

}}

{{La Matapédia RCM|state=expanded}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lac-Matapedia, Quebec}}

Category:Unorganized territories in Bas-Saint-Laurent

Category:La Matapédia Regional County Municipality