Lac-Blanc, Quebec

Lac-Blanc (French pronunciation: [lak blɑ̃]) is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the north-east of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality. This unorganized territory covers 567.80 km ². The main lake, designated "White Lake" has the shape of a fine, oriented north–south. The discharge of this lake is on the southern tip, where it flows into the White River.

Lac-Blanc
Unorganized territory
Location within Portneuf RCM.
Lac-Blanc Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°17′N 72°01′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Portneuf
Constituted	January 1, 1986
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Portneuf
Area [2][3]
• Total	567.80 km2 (219.23 sq mi)
• Land	555.47 km2 (214.47 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	0
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	100.0%
• Dwellings	214
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Highways	No major routes

Demography

Demographic tendency^[4]

1991	1996	2001	2006	2011
4	0	0	20	0

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents in 2011: 0 (total dwellings: 214)

Toponymy

All of the following toponyms are related and are registered at the Bank of places names of Commission de toponymie du Québec:^[5]

• "Unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc", registered on March 13, 1986,
• "Zec de la Rivière-Blanche", registered on August 5, 1982,
• "Rivière Blanche", registered on December 5, 1968,
• "Lac Blanc", the largest water body of the "Unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc", registered on December 5, 1968.

See also

• White River
• Rivière-à-Pierre, municipality
• Batiscanie, Quebec
• Batiscan River
• Portneuf Wildlife Reserve
• Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
• Portneuf Regional County Municipality
• Zec de la Rivière-Blanche