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Fossambault sur le Lac

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Country
  
Canada

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Area code(s)
  
418 and 581

Area
  
13.8 km²

Population
  
1,613 (2011)

Province
  
Québec

Constituted
  
March 10, 1949

Postal code(s)
  
G3N

Highways
  
No major routes

Elevation
  
367 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 5:41 AM


Weather
  
-5°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 84% Humidity

RCMs
  
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale

Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is a French-speaking 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 1,613 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is located near Lake Saint-Joseph.

Contents

Map of Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, QC, Canada

Population

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 728 (total dwellings: 1,257)

Language

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.0%
  • French as first language: 96.7%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 0.7%
  • Places of interest

    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.

    References

    Fossambault-sur-le-Lac Wikipedia