Matchi-Manitou is an
unorganized territory in the
Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of
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 ...
, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.
Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorganized territory encompassing . On that day, most of it was added to the
City of Senneterre and a smaller portion to the City of
Val-d'Or
Val-d'Or (, , ; "Golden Valley" or "Valley of Gold") is a city in Quebec, Canada with a population of 32,752 inhabitants according to the Canada 2021 Census. The city is located in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region near La Vérendrye Wildlife ...
. It retained only two small non-contiguous areas, of which its eastern part is a section of land straddling both banks of the
Chochocouane River and mostly part of the
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering of contiguous land and lake area (Assinica wildlife reserve is the largest in the province, but its territory is broken up in four non-cont ...
.
It is named after
Matchi-Manitou Lake
Matchi-Manitou is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality.
Until July 6, 1996, Matchi-Manitou was a vast unorga ...
(), which used to be within its limits, but since 1996 is part of Senneterre and Val-d'Or.
Demographics
Population:
[Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census]
* Population in 2011: 0
* Population in 2006: 0
* Population in 2001: 0
* Population in 1996: 241 (prior to reorganization)
* Population in 1991: 240
References
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Unorganized territories in Abitibi-Témiscamingue