Lac-au-Brochet, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Lac-au-Brochet is an unorganized territory in the Côte-Nord
region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up over 83% of the La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality
.
The community of Labrieville (49°18′00"N 69°33′50"W) is located approximately in the centre of the territory along the Betsiamites River
. Named after Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, bishop of the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent
, it was established in the 1950s as a work camp to accommodate Hydro-Québec
workers constructing the Bersimis-1
and Bersimis-2
generating stations. The company town
was fulled serviced with a hospital, hotel, bank, and shopping plaza. Upon completion of the hydro-electric facilities, Hydro-Québec tried to find another buyer for the town. But this proved unsuccessful, and they transferred most houses and businesses to Forestville
in 1974. The community now serves as an access point to the Labrieville ZEC
.
The eponymous Brochet Lake is about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north-east of the Pipmuacan Reservoir
and just over 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) north of Labrieville. It has a surface area of nearly 45 square kilometres (17.4 sq mi), and is drained by the Brochet River, a tributary of the Betsiamites. Named after the northern pike
(French: brochet), the Montagnais
called it Tshinusheu Shakikan, also meaning Pike Lake.
Côte-Nord
Côte-Nord is the second largest administrative region by land area in Quebec, Canada, after Nord-du-Québec...
region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up over 83% of the La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality
La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Haute-Côte-Nord is a Regional County Municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence where the Saguenay River flows into it. The Regional County Municipality seat is at Les Escoumins. The municipality has a land area of and a 2006 census population...
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The community of Labrieville (49°18′00"N 69°33′50"W) is located approximately in the centre of the territory along the Betsiamites River
Betsiamites River
The Betsiamites is a river of Côte-Nord, Quebec, Canada, which joins the Saint Lawrence River.The Pipmuacan Reservoir, impounded by the Bersimis-1 Dam, is roughly halfway down its course.-Hydro-electric facilities:...
. Named after Napoléon-Alexandre Labrie, bishop of the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent
Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baie-Comeau is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Rimouski. It was elevated as the Vicariate Apostolic of Golfe St-Laurent on 12 September 1905 and as the Diocese of Golfe St-Laurent on 24 November 1945...
, it was established in the 1950s as a work camp to accommodate Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....
workers constructing the Bersimis-1
Bersimis-1 generating station
The Bersimis-1 generating station is a dam and a hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec...
and Bersimis-2
Bersimis-2 generating station
The Bersimis-2 generating station is a dam and a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station built by Hydro-Québec on the Betsiamites River, in Lac-au-Brochet, north of the town of Forestville, Quebec...
generating stations. The company town
Company town
A company town is a town or city in which much or all real estate, buildings , utilities, hospitals, small businesses such as grocery stores and gas stations, and other necessities or luxuries of life within its borders are owned by a single company...
was fulled serviced with a hospital, hotel, bank, and shopping plaza. Upon completion of the hydro-electric facilities, Hydro-Québec tried to find another buyer for the town. But this proved unsuccessful, and they transferred most houses and businesses to Forestville
Forestville, Quebec
Forestville is a town in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River along Route 138, approximately southwest of Baie-Comeau. There is a vehicle and passenger ferry service from Forestville to Rimouski, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence...
in 1974. The community now serves as an access point to the Labrieville ZEC
ZEC
A ZEC is a "Controlled harvesting zone". ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take over from private hunting and fishing clubs...
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The eponymous Brochet Lake is about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north-east of the Pipmuacan Reservoir
Pipmuacan Reservoir
The Pipmuacan Reservoir is a man-made lake on the boundary of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord regions of Quebec, Canada, about north of Chicoutimi. It is used to control the flow for downstream hydro-electric generating stations on the Betsiamites River and, through Lake Pamouscachiou,...
and just over 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) north of Labrieville. It has a surface area of nearly 45 square kilometres (17.4 sq mi), and is drained by the Brochet River, a tributary of the Betsiamites. Named after the northern pike
Northern Pike
The northern pike , is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox...
(French: brochet), the Montagnais
Innu
The Innu are the indigenous inhabitants of an area they refer to as Nitassinan , which comprises most of the northeastern portions of the provinces of Quebec and some western portions of Labrador...
called it Tshinusheu Shakikan, also meaning Pike Lake.
Demographics
Population:- Population in 2006: 0 (2001 to 2006 population change: -10.6 %)
- Population in 2001: 0
- Population in 1996: 3
- Population in 1991: 0