Lac-Croche
Unorganized territory in Quebec, Canada
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Lac-Croche (French pronunciation: [la kʁɔʃ]) is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada, in the north of La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, taking up more than 50% of this regional county. It is unpopulated and undeveloped, almost entirely part of the Laurentides Wildlife Reserve.
Lac-Croche | |
|---|---|
Location within La Jacques-Cartier RCM | |
  Lac-Croche Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°24′N 71°47′W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Constituted | January 1, 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Fed. riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Chauveau |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,782.54 km2 (688.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,679.99 km2 (648.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 0 |
| • Density | 0/km2 (0/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) |  0.0% |
| • Dwellings | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Highways | No major routes |
It is named after Lake Croche, roughly located in the centre of the territory. The name "Croche", French for crooked or hook, refers to the curved shape of the lake.[4]
