Lac-Bouchette Explained

Lac-Bouchette
Flag Size:120x100px
Pushpin Map:Canada Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1882
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:September 25, 1971
Government Footnotes:[1]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Benoît Gélinas
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:972.20
Area Land Km2:908.63
Population Total:1174
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:1.3
Population Blank1 Title:Pop (2006–11)
Population Blank1: 10.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1120
Utc Offset:−5
Utc Offset Dst:−4

Lac-Bouchette is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shore of the eponymous Bouchette Lake, 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.

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

Demographics

Population trend:[3]

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

Mother tongue:[4]

Notes and References

  1. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Bouchette
  2. Web site: Lac-Bouchette census profile . Statistics Canada . . 2010-12-06.
  3. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  4. Web site: Lac-Bouchette community profile . Statistics Canada . . 2010-12-06.