Laurentides Wildlife Reserve

Réserve faunique des laurentides
View of the Jacques-Cartier River valley
Map showing the location of Réserve faunique des laurentides
Map showing the location of Réserve faunique des laurentides
Location of Laurentides Wildlife Reserve in Quebec
LocationCanada, Quebec
Nearest cityQuebec City, Saguenay, Quebec, Charlevoix Regional County Municipality
La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Tuque
Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality
Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality
Coordinates47°45′00″N 71°15′00″W / 47.75000°N 71.25000°W / 47.75000; -71.25000
Area7861 km²
Established1895
Governing bodySépaq
www.sepaq.com/rf/lau/fr/

Réserve faunique des Laurentides (transl. Laurentides Wildlife Reserve), also known by its former name of parc des Laurentides,[1] is a wildlife reserve in Quebec, Canada, located between Quebec City and the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region. This reserve is part of the network of wildlife reserves of Quebec (Canada) managed by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Quebec) and the Société des établissements de plein air du Québec. It is located halfway between Saguenay and Quebec.

The territory of the reserve (7,861 square kilometres (3,035 sq mi)) has over 2000 lakes and many summits of over 1000 meters. The reserve is known by outdoor enthusiasts for hunting and fishing.

  1. ^ Damase Potvin, Thomas, the last of our coureurs de bois. The Parc des Laurentides, Garneau, 1945, 272 p.