Lac-Blanc, Quebec

Lac-Blanc
Unorganized territory

Location within Portneuf RCM.
Lac-Blanc
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 47°17′N 72°01′W / 47.283°N 72.017°W / 47.283; -72.017Coordinates: 47°17′N 72°01′W / 47.283°N 72.017°W / 47.283; -72.017[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM Portneuf
Constituted January 1, 1986
Government[2]
 • Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. riding Portneuf
Area[2][3]
 • Total 567.80 km2 (219.23 sq mi)
 • Land 555.47 km2 (214.47 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 0
 • Density 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011 Decrease 100.0%
 • Dwellings 214
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Highways No major routes

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.

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 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire – Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Blanc
  3. 1 2 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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