Jamésie

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Jamésie is a vast, sparsely populated administrative territory in northern Quebec, Canada, known for its boreal forests, hydroelectric developments, and predominantly Cree communities.

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Jamésie canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territory
subdivision of Quebec
territory equivalent
borderedBy AbitibiTémiscamingue
Eeyou Istchee
Labrador
Nunavik
Saguenay–LacSaintJean
contains Chapais
Chibougamau
Eeyou Istchee communities
LebelsurQuévillon
Matagami
Radisson Quebec
linked to: Radisson Airport
country Canada
ethnicGroup Cree
geographicalFeature Canadian Shield
governingBody Municipality of BaieJames (historical)
hasAdministrativeCenter Chibougamau
Matagami
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasHydroelectricComplex La Grande complex
hasHydroelectricProject James Bay Project
hasIndigenousTerritoryOverlap Eeyou Istchee Cree lands
hasOfficialStatusSince 2012 reorganization of NordduQuébec
hasSettlementType remote communities
knownFor Cree communities
boreal forests
hydroelectric developments
sparsely populated territory
locatedIn James Bay region
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada

northern Quebec
linked to: Nord-du-Québec
majorEconomicActivity forestry
hydroelectric power generation
mining
majorRiver Eastmain River
La Grande River
Opinaca River
officialLanguage French
partOf Nord-du-Québec
populationDensity very low
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportInfrastructure James Bay Road
Route 113
Route 167
vegetationType boreal forest

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