Lac-Granet, Quebec
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Lac-Granet 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
.
Until July 6, 1996, Lac-Granet was a large unorganized territory encompassing 1320.5 square kilometres (509.8 sq mi). On that day, most of it was added to the City of Val-d'Or. It retained only two small non-contiguous areas totaling 303.81 square kilometres (117.3 sq mi), of which its western part was a small section of land straddling the north shore of Lake Lemoine and its eastern part is an almost square tract surrounding Lake Granet, mostly part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
.
On August 29, 2009, Lac-Granet was reduced in size again when its western portion, together with the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Fouillac
, were added to the Municipality of Rivière-Héva
.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a region located in western Quebec, Canada, along the border with Ontario. It became part of the province in 1898. It has a land area of 57,674.26 km2 . As of the 2006 census, the population of the region was 143,872 inhabitants.-History:The land was first occupied...
region of Quebec, Canada. It is one of five unorganized territories in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality
La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Vallée-de-l'Or is a Regional County Municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Val-d'Or. It is named for its Gold deposits in the Harricana River and Bell River valleys...
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Until July 6, 1996, Lac-Granet was a large unorganized territory encompassing 1320.5 square kilometres (509.8 sq mi). On that day, most of it was added to the City of Val-d'Or. It retained only two small non-contiguous areas totaling 303.81 square kilometres (117.3 sq mi), of which its western part was a small section of land straddling the north shore of Lake Lemoine and its eastern part is an almost square tract surrounding Lake Granet, mostly part of the La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye Wildlife Reserve
La Vérendrye wildlife reserve is one of the largest reserves in the province of Quebec, Canada, covering 12,589 square kilometres of contiguous land and lake area . It is named after Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a French-Canadian explorer...
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On August 29, 2009, Lac-Granet was reduced in size again when its western portion, together with the Unorganized Territory of Lac-Fouillac
Lac-Fouillac, Quebec
Lac-Fouillac is a former unorganized territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec, Canada, now part the Municipality of Rivière-Héva in the La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality....
, were added to the Municipality of Rivière-Héva
Rivière-Héva, Quebec
Rivière-Héva is a municipality in northwestern Quebec, Canada in the MRC de La Vallée-de-l'Or. It is named after the Héva River that flows through the municipality.-History:...
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Demographics
Population trend:- Population in 2006: 92
- Population in 2001: 94
- Population in 1996: 6
- Population in 1991: 5