Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay is a
zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (in French; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take ...
(controlled harvesting zone) (zec) located in the municipalité of
L'Anse-Saint-Jean, in
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality.
It is named for the f ...
(RCM), in administrative region of
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and th ...
, in
Quebec
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, in
Canada
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.
The "Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay" administer some segments of
Saint-Jean River. While the
zec de l'Anse-Saint-Jean
The ZEC de l'Anse-Saint-Jean is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting area) (ZEC) of , located in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean in Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguen ...
administers the public lands on a forested territory around the river.
Toponymy
The toponym "Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay" was officialized on October 7, 1994 at the Bank of place names of
Commission de toponymie du Québec
The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the Government of Québec's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according ...
(Geographical Names Board of Quebec).
Commission de toponymie du Québec (Geographical Names Board of Quebec) - Banque of place names - Toponym: Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay
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See also
Notes et references
Related articles
* Zec de l'Anse-Saint-Jean
The ZEC de l'Anse-Saint-Jean is a "zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting area) (ZEC) of , located in the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean in Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region Saguen ...
* L'Anse-Saint-Jean, municipality
* Saint-Jean River
* Saint-Jean Bay, a bay
* Saguenay River
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The Saguenay River () is a major river of Quebec, Canada.
It drains Lac Saint-Jean in the Laurentian Highlands, leaving at Alma and running east; the city of Saguenay is located on the river. It drains into the Saint Lawrence River. T ...
* Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay (''The Fjord of the Saguenay iver') is a regional county municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Saint-Honoré, which is also its most populous municipality.
It is named for the f ...
* Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, administrative 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 ...
* Parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay
Saguenay Fjord National Park (french: parc national du Fjord-du-Saguenay) is a provincial park located in Quebec, Canada. In the regions of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix, Côte-Nord, and Bas-Saint-Laurent, the park is situated along the ...
* Zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (in French; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take ...
(controlled harvesting zone) (ZEC)
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External links
* of "Zec de la Rivière-Saint-Jean-du-Saguenay".
Official website of municipality L'Anse Saint-Jean
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Protected areas established in 1994
Protected areas of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean