| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Motto: | Crois en l'avenir |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Central Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in central Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 46.8667°N -108°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Capitale-Nationale |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | La Jacques-Cartier |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | March 10, 1949 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Jean Laliberté |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | La Peltrie |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.80 |
| Area Land Km2: | 11.49 |
| Elevation M: | 367 |
| Population Total: | 2327 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 202.6 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 18.7% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1282 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | G3N |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | No major routes |
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is a city in the south part of Quebec, Canada, in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, just north of Quebec City. It had a population of 2,327 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is located near Saint-Joseph Lake.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 11.49km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
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Station Touristique Duchesnay is one of the most attractive places of the town. The Jacques-Cartier River flows just nearby, and Route Fossambault links the town to Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, where the Sainte Catherine's church is located. There is also a well-known hotel, called "Hotel de la Glace", with views overlooking the lake.