Lac-Bouchette, Quebec

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Lac-Bouchette
Municipality
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Location of Lac-Bouchette
Lac-Bouchette is located in Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Lac-Bouchette
Lac-Bouchette
Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec.
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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]

  • Population in 2011: 1174 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5 %)
  • Population in 2006: 1311
  • Population in 2001: 1370
  • Population in 1996: 1445
  • Population in 1991: 1485

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

Mother tongue:[5]

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 99.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.8%

References

  1. Reference number 32983 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Bouchette
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  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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