title: Lac-Matapédia, Quebec
text: # Lac-Matapédia, Quebec
  
  Lac-Matapédia is an unorganized territory in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after and located on the northern shores of Lake Matapedia in the Matapédia Valley.
  
  The territory is home to a small protected area, Lac-Matapédia Forest Refuge (304 hectares (750 acres)) that was established in 2008 to protect three populations of the calypso orchid (Calypso bulbosa), a plant designated as threatened or vulnerable in Quebec. A part of the remainder of the territory is being considered for the creation of a new provincial park.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  Population trend:
  
  * Population in 2021: 10 (2016 to 2021 population change: 100%)
  * Population in 2016: 5
  * Population in 2011: 5
  * Population in 2006: 10
  * Population in 2001: 0
  * Population in 1996: 4
  * Population in 1991: 0
  
  Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 8 (total dwellings: 18)
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * View of the territory from across Lake Matapedia
  * Main road of the territory
  