Mont-Valin, Quebec

Mont-Valin is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec. It makes up over 87% of Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality and is the largest subdivision of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. The territory, named after Mount Valin, had a population of 5 as of the Canada 2011 Census, and covered a land area of 35,080.51 km2.

Mont-Valin
Unorganized territory
Mont-Valin
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°37′N 70°48′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionSaguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCMLe Fjord-du-Saguenay
ConstitutedFebruary 18, 2002
Government
 • Federal ridingChicoutimi—Le Fjord
 • Prov. ridingDubuc
Area
 • Total38,032.30 km2 (14,684.35 sq mi)
 • Land35,080.51 km2 (13,544.66 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total5
 • Density0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
 • Pop (2006–11)
 66.7%
 • Dwellings
4
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

The territory has one settlement: the hamlet of Chutes-des-Passes, located 160 kilometres (99 mi) north of Chicoutimi (49°50′23″N 71°09′55″W). It was founded in 1941, when Alcan built a dam on the Peribonka River. When operation of the dam was automated in 1974, the community was almost entirely abandoned.[4]

Demographics

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 5 (2006 to 2011 population change: -66.7%)
  • Population in 2006: 15
  • Population in 2001: 20
  • Population in 1996: 2
  • Population in 1991: 5

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3 (total dwellings: 4)

See also

References
  1. Reference number 149749 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mont-Valin
  3. "Mont-Valin census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  4. "Chute-des-Passes (hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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