Dolbeau-Mistassini, Quebec
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Dolbeau-Mistassini is a town in northeastern Quebec, Canada at the confluence of the Mistassibi River, Rivière aux Rats and the Mistassini River, on Lac Saint-Jean. Dolbeau-Mistassini is in the Regional County Municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine.
Communities
- Dolbeau
- Mistassini
- Quartier-de-la-Chapelle
- Quartier-de-l'Amicale
- Quartier-de-l'Anse
- Quartier-de-la-Pointe
- Racine-sur-le-Lac
- Sainte-Marguerite-Marie
- Village-Paradis
- Village-Villeneuve
Festival du bleuet de Dolbeau-Mistassini (http://www.festivaldubleuet.qc.ca) (Annual blueberry festival)
Date: August 3 - 7 (every year)
A veritable symbol of the Lac Saint-Jean region, the blueberry is celebrated during this festival. Festivities include exhibitions, animation, performances, giant games, blueberry contests, a parade by night, the baking of a giant blueberry pie, etc. This blueberry festival is fun for the whole family.
According to the 2001 Statistics Canada Census:
- Population: 14,879
- % Change (1996-2001): -2.2
- Dwellings: 6,045
- Area (sq. km.): 295.67
- Density (persons per sq. km.): 50.3
| North: Saint-Eugène-d'Argentenay, Saint-Stanislas | ||
| West: Albanel, Saint-Félicien |
Dolbeau-Mistassini | East: Chute-des-Passes, Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc, Péribonka |
| South: Lac Saint-Jean |