Lac-Matapédia

Lac-Matapédia (French pronunciation: [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.

Lac-Matapédia
Unorganized territory
North shore of Lake Matapedia
Location within La Matapédia RCM
Lac-Matapédia Location in eastern Quebec
Coordinates: 48°33′N 67°34′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM	La Matapédia
Constituted	unspecified
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Rimouski—La Matapédia
• Prov. riding	Matane-Matapédia
Area [2][3]
• Total	83.00 km2 (32.05 sq mi)
• Land	71.01 km2 (27.42 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	10
• Density	0.1/km2 (0.3/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	100%
• Dwellings	18
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Highways	No major routes

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)

Gallery

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

See also

• Lake Matapédia
• List of unorganized territories in Quebec