Lac-Metei
Unorganized territory
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Location within La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Lac-Metei is located in Western Quebec
Lac-Metei
Lac-Metei
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°45′N 76°23′W / 47.750°N 76.383°W / 47.750; -76.383[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Government
[2]
 • Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
 • Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area
[2][3]
 • Total78.50 km2 (30.31 sq mi)
 • Land72.12 km2 (27.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total0
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016-21)
Steady 0.0%
 • Dwellings
0
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
HighwaysNo major routes

Lac-Metei is an unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality. Most of it is inside La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve.

It was formed on July 6, 1996, when most of the former unorganized territory of Lac-Bricault (which was 1,038.06 km2 (400.80 sq mi) in area) was added to the City of Senneterre. It retained only a small wedge-shaped piece of land that was renamed to Lac-Metei, after Lake Metei found within is boundaries.[4] The name Metei comes from the Innu language, meaning "heart".[5]

Demographics

The territory has never had any permanent population since its formation in 1996.[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 325862". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 89908". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lac-Metei (Code 2489908) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ↑ "Lac Metei". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Lac Metei" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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