Mont-Valin | |
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Unorganized territory | |
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 48°37′N 70°48′W / 48.617°N 70.800°WCoordinates: 48°37′N 70°48′W / 48.617°N 70.800°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
RCM | Le Fjord-du-Saguenay |
Constituted | February 18, 2002 |
Government | |
• Federal riding | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord |
• Prov. riding | Dubuc |
Area | |
• Total | 38,032.30 km2 (14,684.35 sq mi) |
• Land | 35,080.51 km2 (13,544.66 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5 |
• Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
• Pop (2006–11) | 66.7% |
• Dwellings | 4 |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
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.
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 / 49.83972°N 71.16528°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.
Population trend:
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3 (total dwellings: 4)