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Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon

Claude-Mélançon Ecological Reserve

46.608° N, 70.44° W

Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon, Quebec. 46.608° N, 70.44° W

Ecological reserve, 5.35 km². Scale bar on the map.

borealbound.ca/parks/qc/reserve-ecologique-claude-melancon/, compiled October 9, 2026

  • Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Canadian Geographical Names Database, Natural Resources Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
  • Census boundaries and population, 2021, Statistics Canada. Adapted from Statistics Canada. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada.
  • City page weather forecasts and alerts, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Contains data from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC Data Servers End-use Licence).

Réserve écologique Claude-Mélançon is a 5.35 km² ecological reserve 4.5 km south of Saint-Philémon-Sud, in Quebec. It was established in 1988.

Area
5.35 km²
Established
1988

Conditions today

8.4 °C

Wind SW 28 km/h

Observed at Montmagny, as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

Today: A mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of showers. Wind southwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. High 12. UV index 3 or moderate.

Weather: Montmagny (local forecast), as of 5:00 a.m. EDT

Sun and moon

Civil dawn
6:20 a.m.
Sunrise
6:51 a.m.
Sunset
6:05 p.m.
Civil dusk
6:36 p.m.
Moonrise
5:41 a.m.
Moonset
5:24 p.m.
Moon
Waning crescent, 1% lit

In the park

Waterfalls

Official names from the Canadian Geographical Names Database; each name opens its location on OpenStreetMap.

Official record

Designation
Ecological reserve
IUCN category
Ia, Strict nature reserveInternational IUCN class, not a legal designation
Managed by
Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction des aires protégées

Names

  • Claude-Mélançon Ecological ReserveEnglish form