Lac-Bouchette, Quebec

Lac-Bouchette
Municipality
Lac-Bouchette

Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.

Coordinates: 48°15′N 72°11′W / 48.250°N 72.183°W / 48.250; -72.183Coordinates: 48°15′N 72°11′W / 48.250°N 72.183°W / 48.250; -72.183[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled 1882
Constituted September 25, 1971
Government[2]
  Mayor Benoît Gélinas
  Federal riding Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
  Prov. riding Roberval
Area[2][3]
  Total 972.20 km2 (375.37 sq mi)
  Land 908.63 km2 (350.82 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,174
  Density 1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
  Pop (2006–11) Decrease 10.5%
  Dwellings 1,120
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0W 1V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581

Lac-Bouchette is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shore of the eponymous Lake Bouchette, along Quebec Route 155 and the Canadian National Railway.

In addition to Lac-Bouchette itself, the municipality also includes the population centres of Lac-des-Commissaires and Lizote.

Municipality and lake were named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774-1841).

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 565 (total dwellings: 1120)

Mother tongue:[5]

References

  1. Reference number 32983 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Bouchette
  3. 1 2 "Lac-Bouchette census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  5. "Lac-Bouchette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.



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