Mont-Valin, Quebec

Mont-Valin
—  Unorganized territory  —
Mount Valin
Mont-Valin
Coordinates: 48°37′N 70°48′W / 48.617°N 70.8°W / 48.617; -70.8Coordinates: 48°37′N 70°48′W / 48.617°N 70.8°W / 48.617; -70.8
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Regional county	Le Fjord-du-Saguenay
Formed	January 1, 1986
Government[1]
- Federal riding	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord
- Prov. riding	Dubuc
Area[1][2]
- Total	37,538.95 km2 (14,493.9 sq mi)
- Land	35,080.50 km2 (13,544.7 sq mi)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	15
- Density	0.0/km2 (0/sq mi)
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 15 in the Canada 2006 Census, and covered a land area of 35,080.50 km².^[3]

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 / 49.83972; -71.16528). 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:^[5]

• Population in 2006: 15 (2001 to 2006 population change: -25.0 %)
• Population in 2001: 20
• Population in 1996: 2
• Population in 1991: 5

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 6 (total dwellings: 9)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ministère des Affaires Municipales, Régions et Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Mont-Valin
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mont-Valin community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=2494930&Geo2=PR&Code2=24&Data=Count&SearchText=mont-valin&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom=. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
3. ^ Canada 2006 Census Community Profiles: Mont-Valin. Statistics Canada.
4. ^ "Chute-des-Passes (hameau)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/fiche.aspx?no_seq=13497. Retrieved 2010-10-25. 
5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census