Lac-Alfred, Quebec

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Lac-Alfred
Unorganized territory
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Location within La Matapédia RCM.
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Lac-Alfred
Location in eastern Quebec.
Coordinates: 48°25′N67°48′W / 48.417°N 67.800°W / 48.417; -67.800 Coordinates: 48°25′N67°48′W / 48.417°N 67.800°W / 48.417; -67.800 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM La Matapédia
Constituted January 1, 1986
Government [2]
 •  Federal riding Haute-Gaspésie—La
Mitis—Matane—Matapédia
 •  Prov. riding Matane-Matapédia
Area [2] [3]
 • Total 76.40 km2 (29.50 sq mi)
 • Land 77.21 km2 (29.81 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011) [3]
 • Total 0
 • Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011Steady2.svg N/A
 • Dwellings 0
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Highways No major routes

Lac-Alfred is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

Bas-Saint-Laurent Administrative region in Quebec, Canada

The Bas-Saint-Laurent, is an administrative region of Quebec located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec. The river widens at this place, later becoming a bay which discharges into the Atlantic Ocean and is often nicknamed "Bas-du-Fleuve" (Lower-River). The region is formed by 8 regional county municipalities and 114 municipalities. In the south it borders Maine and New Brunswick, as well as the regions of Chaudière-Appalaches and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine

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Situated in the Matapédia Valley, it is named after the small Lake Alfred [note 1] in the northwestern part of the territory. The lake rests at the foot of Mont Saint-Pierre, which reaches 906 metres (2,972 ft) [4] [note 2] and is also known as Montagne du Radar (Radar Mountain) or Montagne de la Tour (Tower Mountain) due to an old fire tower or lookout that was built upon it. [5]

The territory is used extensively for logging.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 48°25′21″N67°47′30″W / 48.42250°N 67.79167°W
  2. ↑ 48°25′08″N67°45′59″W / 48.41889°N 67.76639°W

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References

  1. ↑ Reference number 149683 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Lac-Alfred". Répertoire des municipalités (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  3. 1 2 "Lac-Alfred census profile". 2011 Census data . Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Mont Saint-Pierre". Peakbagger. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mont Saint-Pierre" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2012-01-30.




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