Lac-Metei
Coordinates47°45′N 76°23′W
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionAbitibi-Témiscamingue
RCMLa Vallée-de-l'Or
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1986
Federal ridingAbitibi—Baie-James—
Nunavik—Eeyou
Prov. ridingAbitibi-Est
Area total78.50 km²
Area land72.12 km²
Population total0
Population as of2021
Population density0.0 km²
Pop (2016-21)0.0%
Dwellings0
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
Time zone (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
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.[1] The name Metei comes from the Innu language, meaning "heart".[2]

Demographics

The territory has never had any permanent population since its formation in 1996.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  2. ^ "Lac Metei" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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  4. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census