Route 167 is an isolated provincial highway in Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

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Canada

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. It begins at the shore of Lac Saint-Jean

Lac Saint-Jean

Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively shallow lake in south-central Quebec, Canada, in the Laurentian Highlands. It is situated 206 kilometres north of the Saint Lawrence River, into which it drains via the Saguenay River. It covers an area of 1003 km² Lac Saint-Jean is a large, relatively...

 in Saint-Félicien. It proceeds north-west to Chibougamau 232 km (144.2 mi) away. There are no services along this long stretch. At Chibougamau, the highway turns north-east towards Mistissini.

Maps are conflicting about the northernmost extent of this highway. The latest provincial road map shows the highway ending 16 km (9.9 mi) south of Mistissini, while the pavement does continue to the town itself. According to Ministère des transports publication "Distances routières", the route continues up as far as Lac-Albanel, east of Lac Mistassini.

Municipalities along Route 167

• Saint-Félicien
  Saint-Félicien, Quebec
  Saint-Félicien is a city in the Canadian province of Quebec. The town is located within the Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Its population as of 2006 is 10,477.-Geography:...
  
  
• La Doré
  La Doré, Quebec
  La Doré is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada, in the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy and the administrative region of Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean....
  
  
• Lac-Ashuapmushuan
  Lac-Ashuapmushuan, Quebec
  Lac-Ashuapmushuan is an unorganized territory in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in the regional county municipality of Le Domaine-du-Roy. The region had a population of 35 in the Canada 2006 Census, and covered a land area of 14,998.91 km2. It is home to the Ashuapmushuan Wildlife...
  
  
• Chibougamau
  Chibougamau, Quebec
  Chibougamau is a town in central Quebec, Canada, located on Lake Gilman. It has a population of 7,563 people , which makes it the largest community in northern Quebec...
  
  
• Mistissini
  Mistissini, Quebec
  Mistissini is a Cree town located in the south-east corner of the largest natural lake in Quebec, Lake Mistassini . The town is inside the boundaries of the Baie-James Municipality, and is the largest Cree community with a population of around 4000 people...
  
  

Proposed extension

The Quebec Department of Transportation has proposed to extend Route 167 North, in the direction of the Otish Mountains, approximately 250 km to the northeast of Albanel Lake.

External links

• Interactive Provincial Route Map (Transports Québec)
• Route 167 on Google Maps