Lac-Blanc, Quebec

Lac-Blanc is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the north-east of the Portneuf Regional County Municipality. This unorganized territory covers 567.80 km ². The main lake, designated "White Lake" has the shape of a fine, oriented north–south. The discharge of this lake is on the southern tip, where it flows into the White River.

Lac-Blanc
Location within Portneuf RCM.
Location within Portneuf RCM.
Lac-Blanc is located in Central Quebec
Lac-Blanc
Lac-Blanc
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°17′N 72°01′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
  Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
  Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
  Total567.80 km2 (219.23 sq mi)
  Land555.47 km2 (214.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total0
  Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
  Pop 2006–2011
Decrease 100.0%
  Dwellings
214
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
HighwaysNo major routes

Demography

Demographic tendency[4]
19911996200120062011
400200

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents in 2011: 0 (total dwellings: 214)

Toponymy

All of the following toponyms are related and are registered at the Bank of places names of Commission de toponymie du Québec:[5]

  • "Unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc", registered on March 13, 1986,
  • "Zec de la Rivière-Blanche", registered on August 5, 1982,
  • "Rivière Blanche", registered on December 5, 1968,
  • "Lac Blanc", the largest water body of the "Unorganized territory of Lac-Blanc", registered on December 5, 1968.

See also

References

  1. "Reference number 149601 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire – Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Blanc
  3. Statistics Canada 2011 Census – Lac-Blanc census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Commission de toponymie du Québec – Bank of places names – Lac Blanc (Portneuf)".




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