Bouchette

Bouchette
Municipality
Bouchette

Location in western Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°W / 46.217; -75.967Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°W / 46.217; -75.967[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) Increase 9.5%
  Dwellings 707
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J0X 1E0
Area code(s) 819
Website www.bouchette.ca

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]

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 348

Languages:

References

  1. Reference number 94939 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 83050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2483050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Bouchette" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  5. 1 2 "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  6. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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