Lac La Biche, Alberta
Lac La Biche | |
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Main street | |
| Motto: Welcoming by nature | |
Location within Lac La Biche County | |
Location of Lac La Biche in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 54°46′13″N 111°58′45″W / 54.77028°N 111.97917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Lower Athabasca |
| Specialized municipality | Lac la Biche |
| Founded | October 4, 1798 |
| Dissolved | August 1, 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Omer Moghrabi |
| • Governing body | Lac La Biche County Council
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| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 68.39 km2 (26.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,215 |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | T0A 2C0-T0A 2C2 & T0A 3Z0 |
| Area code | -1+780 |
| Highways | |
| Waterway | Lac la Biche |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Notre Dame des Victoires / Lac La Biche Mission National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1989 |
Lac La Biche (/ˌlæk lə ˈbɪʃ/ LAK lə BISH) is an urban service area in Lac La Biche County within northeastern Alberta, Canada.
It is approximately 220 km (140 mi) northeast of the provincial capital, Edmonton. Previously incorporated as a town, Lac La Biche amalgamated with Lakeland County to form Lac La Biche County on August 1, 2007. Between 2007 and 2017, it was designated as a hamlet within Lac La Biche County.