Lac-Jacques-Cartier is a large
unorganized territory in the
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale (; en, National Capital region) is one of the 17 administrative regions of Quebec. It is anchored by the provincial capital, Quebec City, and is largely coextensive with that city's metropolitan area. It has a land area of 18,7 ...
region of Quebec, Canada, in the
La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
La Côte-de-Beaupré is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is Château-Richer. Its most populous community is the municipality of Boischatel.
Subdivisions
There are 11 subdivisions within ...
, making up more than 85% of this regional county. It is unpopulated and undeveloped, almost entirely part of the
Jacques-Cartier National Park and the
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
Réserve faunique des Laurentides (), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides, is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of ...
.
Quebec Route 175
Route 175 is a major north–south highway on both sides of the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada. Its southern terminus is in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at the junction of Route 218 and its northern terminus is in Saguenay at the junction of ...
bisects the territory, and passes on the western shore of Lake Jacques-Cartier, after which the territory is named and source of the
Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
.
Demographics
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census]
* Population in 2016: 0
* Population in 2011: 0
* Population in 2006: 0
* Population in 2001: 0
* Population in 1996: 0
* Population in 1991: 3
See also
*
List of unorganized territories in Quebec
The following is a list of unincorporated areas (''territoires non organisés'') in Quebec.
There are no unorganized territories in the following administrative regions: Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie, Laval, Montérégie, Mont ...
References
External links
Unorganized territories in Capitale-Nationale
Laurentides Wildlife Reserve
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