Constituted March 22, 1980 Postal code(s) J0X 1E0 Local time Thursday 8:04 PM Province Québec | Time zone EST (UTC−5) Area 143.3 km² Population 786 (2011) Area code 819 | |
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Weather -12°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 72% Humidity | ||
Bouchette is a municipality in the geographic centre of the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Gatineau. Its territory is along both shores of the Gatineau River and the western shores of Thirty-One Mile Lake.
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Map of Bouchette, QC, Canada
Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 800 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.
There is a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.
History
The Bouchette Township was proclaimed in 1858 and the Township Municipality was formed in 1872. It was named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774-1841).
The township of Cameron between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake was proclaimed in 1854 and named in honour of Canadian businessman and politician Malcolm Cameron.
In 1980, the townships of Bouchette and Cameron merged, forming the new Municipality of Bouchette.
Demographics
Population trend:
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 348
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