Mont-Élie, Quebec
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Mont-Élie is an unorganized territory in the Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale
Capitale-Nationale is one of 17 administrative regions of Quebec, Canada. Quebec City, Quebec's centre of government, is located in this region. It has a land area of 18,638.7 km2...

 region of Quebec, Canada. It makes up almost 38% of the Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality
Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Charlevoix-Est is a regional county municipality in northeastern Quebec, Canada. The regional county municipality seat is Clermont.According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:*Population: 16,624*% Change : -1.9*Dwellings: 6,893...

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The territory is home to the Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve
Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve
Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve is an ecological reserve of Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1994.-External links:* -References:...

 and part of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park. It is named after Mount Élie that in turn was named after Elijah. Nearby are other mountains and lakes named after Biblical prophets, such as Moses and Jeremiah. Mount Élie (47°55′28"N 70°21′30"W) is one of the main summits of the mountainous highland in the east of the Charlevoix region. With an altitude of 1021 metres (3,349.7 ft), it provides a great view of the vast surroundings and was formerly used as a location for fire watch. Its western slope forms the eastern boundary of the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park, whereas its eastern side is part of ZEC
ZEC
A ZEC is a "Controlled harvesting zone". ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government of Quebec to take over from private hunting and fishing clubs...

Lac-au-Sable.

Demographics

Population:
  • Population in 2006: 75 (2001 to 2006 population change: 25.0 %)
  • Population in 2001: 60
  • Population in 1996: 37
  • Population in 1991: 5


Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 43 (total dwellings: 98)
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