Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue

This article is about the unorganized territory. For the lake, see Lake Timiskaming.

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue (French pronunciation: [le lak dy temiskamɛ̃ɡ], lit. 'The Lakes of Temiscaming') is a large unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada. With a total area of 12,224.27 square kilometres (4,719.82 sq mi), it takes up over 60% of the eastern portion of the Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality.^[2]

Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue
Unorganized territory
Lacs-du-Témiscamingue as seen across the Ottawa River near Mattawa
Location within Témiscamingue RCM
Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 47°04′N 78°26′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Abitibi-Témiscamingue
RCM	Témiscamingue
Constituted	October 31, 2005
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Abitibi—Témiscamingue
• Prov. riding	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue
Area [2][3]
• Total	12,224.27 km2 (4,719.82 sq mi)
• Land	10,366.89 km2 (4,002.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	10
• Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop (2016–21)	33.3%
• Dwellings	15
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)

The only community in the territory is the hamlet of Lac-Caugnawana (46°32′06″N 78°18′23″W).^[4]

Until October 31, 2005, Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue and Laniel unorganized territories were part of the Rivière-Kipawa unorganized territory.^[5]

Demographics

	2021	2016
Population	10 (-33.3% from 2016)	15 (--% from 2011)
Land area	10,366.89 km2 (4,002.68 sq mi)	10,418.36 km2 (4,022.55 sq mi)
Population density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
Median age
Private dwellings	15 (total)  6 (occupied)	20 (total)  5 (occupied)
Median household income

Canada census – Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue community profile

Notes: Median ages and incomes suppressed.
References: 2021^[6] 2016^[7] earlier^[8][9]

Historical census populations – Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue

Year	Pop.	±%
2001	0	—
2006	5	—
2011	0	−100.0%
2016	15	—
2021	10	−33.3%
2001 population figure adjusted due to boundary change. Source: Statistics Canada

See also

• List of unorganized territories in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 390267". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 85907". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
3. "Les Lacs-du-Témiscamingue (Code 2485907) Census Profile". 2021 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
4. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Lac-Caugnawana (hameau)". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
5. "Modifications aux municipalités du Québec – Octobre 2005" (PDF). stat.gouv.qc.ca. Institut de la statistique du Québec. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
8. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
9. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.

External links

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