Bouchette
| Bouchette | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
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  Bouchette Location in western Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°WCoordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | March 22, 1980 |
| Government[2] | |
| • Mayor | Réjean Major |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 143.30 km2 (55.33 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.48 km2 (47.29 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 786 |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2006–11) |
 9.5% |
| • Dwellings | 707 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | J0X 1E0 |
| Area code(s) | 819 |
| Website |
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Bouchette is a municipality in the geographic centre of the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Gatineau. Its territory is along both shores of the Gatineau River and the western shores of Thirty-One Mile Lake.
Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 800 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.[4]
There is a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.[4]
History
The Bouchette Township was proclaimed in 1858 and the Township Municipality was formed in 1872. It was named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774-1841).[5]
The township of Cameron between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake was proclaimed in 1854 and named in honour of Canadian businessman and politician Malcolm Cameron.[5]
In 1980, the townships of Bouchette and Cameron merged, forming the new Municipality of Bouchette.
Demographics
Population trend:[6]
- Population in 2011: 786 (2006 to 2011 population change: 9.5%)
- Population in 2006: 718
- Population in 2001: 701
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 2.4%
- Population in 1996: 722
- Population in 1991: 688
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 348
Languages:
- French as first language: 81%
- English as first language: 19%
References
- ↑ Reference number 94939 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Geographic code 83050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- 1 2 "(Code 2483050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- 1 2 "Bouchette" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- 1 2 "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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