La Pocatière

La Pocatière
City

Location within Kamouraska RCM
La Pocatière

Location in eastern Quebec

Coordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°W / 47.367; -70.033Coordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°W / 47.367; -70.033[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Bas-Saint-Laurent
RCM Kamouraska
Settled 1672
Constituted January 1, 1960
Government[2]
  Mayor Sylvain Hudon
  Federal riding Montmagny—L'Islet—
Kamouraska—Rivière-
du-Loup
  Prov. riding Côte-du-Sud
Area[2][3]
  Total 20.30 km2 (7.84 sq mi)
  Land 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 4,266
  Density 196.3/km2 (508/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.8%
  Dwellings 2,137
Demonym(s) Pocatois, Pocatoise
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 1Z0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)

Route 132
Route 230
Website www.lapocatiere.ca

La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

Demographics

According to the Canada 2011 Census:

Economy

A Bombardier Transportation has a 51,135 square metres (550,410 sq ft) plant which manufactures subway and railway cars:

The plant was built in 1961 to build Moto-Ski snowmobiles, but converted to railcars in 1971.[4]

Culture and attractions

La Pocatière is home to the Musée François-Pilote, a museum of Quebec ethnology. The museum features exhibits on the history of agricultural education, a number of historical period rooms, stuffed bird and animal displays, and presentations on other aspects of local history.

Near the city are small isolated hills known as monadnocks. The Montagne du College-de-Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is 119 metres high.

City council

Education

Cégep de La Pocatière

Educational institutions include Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Cégep de La Pocatière. There is also the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, a public institution. The town has three public schools: École Sacré-Coeur, École Polyvalente La Pocatière, and Éducation des adultes.

Twin towns

La Pocatière is twinned with:

See also

References

External links

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