Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec
Lac-Ashuapmushuan is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The region had a population of 140 as of the Canada 2021 Census, and covered a land area of 14,684.28 km2. It is home to the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife Reserve.
Lac-Ashuapmushuan | |
|---|---|
Unorganized territory | |
Lac-Ashuapmushuan Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 49°10′N 73°45′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Roberval |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,704.40 km2 (6,063.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 14,684.28 km2 (5,669.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 140 |
| • Density | 0.0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 288.9% |
| • Dwellings | 571 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
The eponymous Ashuapmushuan Lake is roughly in the centre of the territory. This lake, about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long by 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) wide, is the source of the Ashuapmushuan River. Its name is of Innu origin, meaning "place where one lies in wait for moose".
In 1685, French fur traders set up a trading post near Lake Ashuapmushuan that remained almost continuously in operation until the middle of the 19th century. It successively came under control of the Traite de Tadoussac (French period), King's Posts (English period), the North West Company (1802), and the Hudson's Bay Company (1821).
Quebec Route 167 goes through the territory, but there are no services or fuel available for its entire length.