Lac-Despinassy is an

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in the

Canadian province Within the geographical areas of Canada, the ten provinces and three territories are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, located within the

Abitibi Regional County Municipality Abitibi Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. The seat is Amos. Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (1) * Amos ;Municipalities (12) * ...

. The area is east of the

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Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire Saint-Dominique-du-Rosaire is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. It is part of the census agglomeration of Amos. Demographics The municipality had a population of 434 in the 2 ...

, north of

La Morandière La Morandière is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it merged with Rochebaucourt to from the new municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt La Morandière- ...

Rochebaucourt Rochebaucourt is a former municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the Abitibi Regional County Municipality. In 2023, it was merged with La Morandière to from the new Municipality of La Morandière-Rochebaucourt. History In ...

and the parish municipality of

Senneterre Senneterre is a town in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwestern Quebec, Canada. It is in the Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. The town's territory includes a vast undeveloped area stretching from the Bell River to the Ma ...

, and west of the city of

. The eponymous Lake Despinassy is the territory's largest lake and is named after the geographic township of Despinassy. This name was already assigned to the area in 1911 and comes from Louis-Auguste-Victor Despinassy, a lieutenant of the Royal Artillery and Engineers Corps in General Montcalm's army. The township is swampy, mostly forested, and flat, not exceeding above sea level. The Hurault and Lavigne Creeks, as well as the Despinassy and Laflamme Rivers, flow through the territory, while the Bell River forms its eastern boundary. A few kilometres west from Lake Despinassy along Route 397 is the hamlet of Despinassy (), the territory's only population centre. Founded in 1948, it is one of the youngest communities in the Abitibi. By 1952, there were 140 families, but most have since left. Currently the area is being explored for potential mining of gold deposits.

Demographics

Population trend:Statistics Canada:

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census * Population in 2021: 21 * Population in 2016: 10 * Population in 2011: 15 * Population in 2006: 25 * Population in 2001: 32 * Population in 1996: 51 * Population in 1991: 54

References

{{authority control Unorganized territories in Abitibi-Témiscamingue