Lac-au-Brochet

Lac-au-Brochet
Unorganized territory
Cascades on the Volant River
Cascades on the Volant River
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
Location within La Haute-Côte-Nord RCM
Lac-au-Brochet is located in Côte-Nord region, Quebec
Lac-au-Brochet
Lac-au-Brochet
Location in Côte-Nord region of Quebec
Coordinates: 49°40′N 69°36′W / 49.667°N 69.600°W / 49.667; -69.600[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCôte-Nord
RCMLa Haute-Côte-Nord
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingMontmorency—Charlevoix
—Haute-Côte-Nord
 • Prov. ridingRené-Lévesque
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
10,279.41 km2 (3,968.90 sq mi)
 • Land9,360.33 km2 (3,614.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Decrease 100%
 • Dwellings
7
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
HighwaysNo major routes

Lac-au-Brochet (French pronunciation: [lak o bʁɔʃɛ]) is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up over 83% of the La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality.

The community of Labrieville (49°18′00″N 69°33′50″W / 49.30000°N 69.56389°W / 49.30000; -69.56389) is located approximately in the centre of the territory along the Betsiamites River. Named after Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, bishop of the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent, it was established in the 1950s as a work camp to accommodate Hydro-Québec workers constructing the Bersimis-1 and Bersimis-2 generating stations. The company town was fully serviced with a hospital, hotel, bank, and shopping plaza. Upon completion of the hydro-electric facilities, Hydro-Québec tried to find another buyer for the town. But this proved unsuccessful, and they transferred most houses and businesses to Forestville in 1974.[4] The community now serves as an access point to the Labrieville ZEC but doesn't have any permanent resident.

The eponymous Brochet Lake is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of the Pipmuacan Reservoir and just over 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Labrieville. It has a surface area of nearly 45 square kilometres (17 sq mi), and is drained by the Brochet River, a tributary of the Betsiamites. Named after the northern pike (French: brochet), the Montagnais called it Tshinusheu Shakikan, also meaning Pike Lake.[5]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Lac-au-Brochet, Quebec
YearPop.±%
1991 0—    
1996 3—    
2001 0−100.0%
2006 00.00%
2011 00.00%
2016 5—    
2021 0−100.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149767". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 95902". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  3. ^ a b "Lac-au-Brochet (Code 2495902) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ "Labrieville". Histoires oubliées (in French). Les Productions Vic Pelletier inc. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
  5. ^ "Lac au Brochet" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  6. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census