Montmorency Forest
| Montmorency Forest French: Fôret Montmorency | |
|---|---|
Lac Piché | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Lac-Jacques-Cartier, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 47°19′20″N 71°08′50″W / 47.322250°N 71.147111°W |
| Area | 41 200 |
| Administration | |
| Established | 1964 |
| Governing body | Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics from Laval University |
| Website | www |
The Montmorency Forest is an experimental forest located in the unorganized territory of Lac-Jacques-Cartier, in the La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, in Canada.
This protected forest is mainly served by the forested route 33 which connects by the south to route 175.
The main lodge located on the west shore of Lac Piché is located 56.7 kilometres (35.2 mi) north of downtown Quebec. This forestry education center is managed by the Faculty of Forestry and Geomatics from Laval University. The university received this territory – starting from an area of 66 square kilometres (25 sq mi) – from Government of Quebec in 1964 by an emphyteutic lease of 99 years. In return, it committed to developing research and teaching in various fields of the natural sciences. In 2014, the Forêt Montmorency benefited from an extension which brought its area to 397 square kilometres (153 sq mi).