Lac-Bouchette, Quebec
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.
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  Lac-Bouchette Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 72°11′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Settled | 1882 |
| Constituted | September 25, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benoît Gélinas |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Roberval |
| Area | |
| • 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) |  |
| • Dwellings | 1,120 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0W 1V0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
In addition to Lac-Bouchette itself, the municipality also includes the population centres of Lac-des-Commissaires and Lizote.
The 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%
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References
- Reference number 32983 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Bouchette Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- "Lac-Bouchette census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- "Lac-Bouchette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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