The Zec Boullé is a " zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting area) in the unorganized territories of Lac-Matawin and Baie-de-la-Bouteille, in Matawinie Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Lanaudière,

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. The main economic activities of the area are forestry and tourist activities. This zec is administered by "Association Chasse et Pêche Boullé inc".

Geography

Zec Boullé is located in a forested area northwest of the Zec Collin in the unorganized territory of Lake Matawin. The territory of the Zec is bordered to the west by the

Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve The Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve (French: ''Réserve faunique Rouge-Matawin'') is a Quebec Wildlife Reserve located to the north of Mont-Tremblant National Park, in Quebec, Canada. Geography This reserve covers unorganized of Lac-de-la-Mais ...

(''Réserve faunique Rouge-Matawin''). Bodies of water in the Zec are generally frozen from November to April. The Zec is located north of

Saint-Michel-des-Saints Saint-Michel-des-Saints is a municipality in the Matawinie Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. Agriculture, forestry, recreation, and tourism have been the main activities found within this region. History In 1863, Thomas-Léandre B ...

, 43rd km of Manawan Road in less than 2 1/2 hours from

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. The ZEC has an area of and has over 150 lakes, most of which are used for sport fishing. The majority of the lakes is accessible by bike, and many accessible by truck. More than 80 lakes contain brook trout and 3 other splake. It also has 44 lakes with pike, 15 lakes with "Doré" fish and 22 lakes golden perch. In addition to hunting and fishing, ZEC offers various services: accommodations, camping, hiking, mountain bike trails, canoe camping, berry picking, etc. In addition, many lakes, rivers and streams are on the territory. Diane Falls located on the Boiret Creek worth visiting.

Toponymy

The term "Boulle" identifies a zone d'exploitation contrôlée (controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC), township, lake and river that are located on the territory of the ZEC Boullé in the Lanaudière region. The anthroponym Boullé honours

Helene Boullé Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fre ...

(1598–1654), wife of

Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fre ...

, the founder of

. The name Zec Boullé was entered in the directory of place names of the

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(Geographical Names Board of Quebec) on August 5, 1982.

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* of ZEC Boullé {{DEFAULTSORT:Boulle, ZEC Protected areas established in 1978 Protected areas of Lanaudière

Geography

Toponymy

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