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).
Population trend:[3]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 565 (total dwellings: 1120)
Mother tongue:[4]