The ZEC Frémont is a "

zone d'exploitation contrôlée A ''zone d'exploitation contrôlée'' (in French language, French; acronym ZEC) is a "Controlled harvesting zone" located in public lands areas of Quebec, in Canada. ZECs are a system of territorial infrastructures set up in 1978 by the Government o ...

" (controlled harvesting area) (ZEC) located in administrative region of

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popul ...

, in

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, in

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. This public hunting and fishing area is managed by the "Association de chasse et pêche Frémont" (Association of Fish and Game Frémont). Zec Frémont was established in 1978 as part of the abolition of private clubs by the

Government of Québec A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...

Territory

Zec Fremont is located entirely in forest areas in the territory of the city of

La Tuque La Tuque (; ) is a city located in north-central Quebec, Canada, on the Saint-Maurice River, between Trois-Rivières and Chambord. The population was 11,227 at the Canada 2011 Census, most of which live within the urban area. At over 28,000 ...

west of

Saint-Maurice River The Saint-Maurice River (french: Rivière Saint-Maurice; Atikamekw: ''Tapiskwan sipi'') flows north to south in central Quebec from Gouin Reservoir to empty into the Saint Lawrence River at Trois-Rivières, in the province of Quebec, in Canada ...

. It shares its boundaries with the

Zec du Gros-Brochet The ZEC du Gros-Brochet is a " zone d'exploitation contrôlée" (controlled harvesting area) (ZEC), located in the region of Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. This public hunting and fishing area is managed by the "Association Sportive du Gros-Broche ...

to the south. The Zec is an area of 601 km². This territory houses 250 lakes (85 are used for fishing) and two rivers also used for fishing The main lake in the Zec is Sincennes Lake, located southwest of the territory of the Zec. The other lakes are Wilfred, Mansfield, Seal and Frémont. The latter is formed while length by a bulge in the

Flamand River The Flamand River (Flemish River, in English) is a tributary of the west bank of the Saint-Maurice River. It flows in the territory of La Tuque in Mauricie, in Quebec, in Canada. Geography At it sources, the Flamand river is fed by the dischar ...

which runs north at first, then west to empty in the Réservoir Blanc, on Saint-Maurice River.

Toponymy

The toponym "Zec Frémont" borrows the name of the canton (township) and the lake of the same name, which are included in its territory. These three names pay homage to

Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont Jules-Joseph-Taschereau Frémont (20 December 1855 – 28 March 1902) was a Canadian politician, author, lawyer and professor. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada and a mayor of Quebec City. Biography Frémont was born ...

(1855-1902), a lawyer admitted to the

Barreau du Québec The Bar of Quebec (french: Barreau du Québec) is the regulatory body for the practice of advocates in the Canadian province of Quebec and one of two legal regulatory bodies in the province. It was founded on May 30, 1849, as the Bar of Lower C ...

in 1878 and Doctor of Laws (1887) and professor of this discipline to the

Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Mont ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fremont, zec Protected areas of Mauricie Protected areas established in 1978 Geography of La Tuque, Quebec 1978 establishments in Quebec