Rivière-de-la-Savane

Rivière-de-la-Savane
Unorganized territory
Lac des Aigles
Location within Mékinac RCM
Rivière-de-la-Savane Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 47°03′N 73°38′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Mauricie
RCM	Mékinac
Constituted	March 13, 1986
Government [2]
• Federal riding	Saint-Maurice—Champlain
• Prov. riding	Laviolette
Area [2][3]
• Total	1,176.40 km^2 (454.21 sq mi)
• Land	1,087.02 km^2 (419.70 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	41
• Density	0.0/km^2 (0/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	N/A
• Dwellings	223
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Highways	No major routes

Rivière-de-la-Savane (French pronunciation: [ʁivjɛʁ də la savan]) is an unorganized territory in the Mauricie, province of Quebec, Canada, part of the Mékinac Regional County Municipality. This territory includes among others the Irénée-Marie Ecological Reserve and Zec du Chapeau-de-Paille.

Geography

Located west of the Saint-Maurice River, the shape of this area resembles to the number "1" bent on 45 degrees to the northwest and its southern boundary is formed by the Matawin River. This area is located north of La Mauricie National Park. The northern boundary of this area is a straight line of 86.5 kilometres (53.7 mi) south-east to north-west, from the Matawin River to Mondonac Lake which defines the northwestern boundary of the territory.

Its entire area is forested.

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 149653". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Rivière-de-la-Savane
3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Rivière-de-la-Savane census profile

External links

Media related to Rivière-de-la-Savane at Wikimedia Commons