Land for sale in Nord-du-Québec, Quebec
1 land and acreage listing in Nord-du-Québec. Median asking price $39,200.
All listings in Nord-du-Québec
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.14-acre lot Chibougamau |
$39,200 | 0.14 | $284,545/ac | below market |
About Nord-du-Québec
The area
Nord-du-Québec is Quebec's largest region, about 707,300 km² of land west to James Bay and Hudson Bay, with about 45,700 people in 2021. Between the 49th and 55th parallels lies Eeyou Istchee Baie-James: four towns, Chibougamau (about 7,200 in 2021), Lebel-sur-Quévillon (about 2,100), Chapais (about 1,500) and Matagami (about 1,400), nine Cree communities, and the territory of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government, which includes Radisson, Valcanton and Villebois. North of the 55th parallel is Nunavik, where 14 Inuit northern villages line Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay.
History
This is Eeyou Istchee, the land of the Cree (Eeyou), and Nunavik, the land of the Inuit. Quebec created Matagami in 1963 to serve a new mining camp. In 1971 the province launched the James Bay hydro project on La Grande River; the La Grande complex now has 11 generating stations, and Radisson was founded in 1974 to house its workers. The 1975 James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement, signed by the Cree and the Inuit with Quebec and Canada, still sets who can own land here.
Services and access
Santé Québec (CRSSS de la Baie-James) runs health centres in Chibougamau, Chapais, Lebel-sur-Quévillon, Matagami and Radisson. The Cree Board of Health runs the Chisasibi Regional Hospital and a clinic in each Cree community. Route 113 runs through Chapais and Route 167 through Chibougamau, and most trips from both towns head south to Lac-Saint-Jean, while Matagami and Lebel-sur-Quévillon look to Abitibi. The paved Route Billy-Diamond (called the Route de la Baie-James until 2020) runs about 620 km from Matagami to Radisson. The province runs Chibougamau-Chapais airport, and Cree-owned Air Creebec links the James Bay territory with Montréal and Val-d'Or. No road reaches the Nunavik villages; apart from summer sealift, airports are their only link, including for medical evacuations.
Land and climate
Boreal forest covers the south as far as Eastmain, then gives way to taiga and, farther north, tundra. The climate is subarctic up to about the 56th parallel and arctic beyond, and permafrost underlies close to half the region.
Before you buy
The four towns handle building permits and zoning within their limits; elsewhere the Regional Government acts as the local municipality. Category III land is public land under provincial rules, where the Cree keep harvesting rights. On Category II land the Cree hold exclusive hunting, fishing and trapping rights. Category IB land belongs to Cree corporations and can be sold only to Quebec, and Category IA land is under federal administration. The Nunavik villages generally sit on land owned collectively by the Inuit, with no land market. North of roughly the 51st parallel, SOPFEU fights forest fires only when they threaten communities or key infrastructure.
Sources
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0007)
- Gouvernement du Québec, municipal system in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
- Gouvernement du Québec, municipal system in Nunavik
- Gouvernement du Québec, Cree nation profile
- James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement, consolidated text (Cree Nation Government)
- Ville de Matagami, history
- Hydro-Québec, Robert-Bourassa generating facility
- CRSSS de la Baie-James, facilities
- Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay, mission
- Gouvernement du Québec, airports run by the province
- Transports Québec, Nord-du-Québec transport plan, diagnostic
- SOPFEU, protection zones and fire situation
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 2, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.