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Lac Bouchette, Quebec

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Country
  
Canada

Settled
  
1882

Time zone
  
EST (UTC−5)

Population
  
1,174 (2011)

RCM
  
Le Domaine-du-Roy

Constituted
  
September 25, 1971

Area
  
972.2 km²

Province
  
Québec

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Region
  
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean

Lac-Bouchette is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shore of the eponymous Lake Bouchette, along Quebec Route 155 and the Canadian National Railway.

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Map of Lac-Bouchette, QC, Canada

In addition to Lac-Bouchette itself, the municipality also includes the population centres of Lac-des-Commissaires and Lizote.

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

Demographics

Population trend:

  • Population in 2011: 1174 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5 %)
  • Population in 2006: 1311
  • Population in 2001: 1370
  • Population in 1996: 1445
  • Population in 1991: 1485

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

    Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 0%
  • French as first language: 99.2%
  • English and French as first language: 0%
  • Other as first language: 0.8%

    • References

    Lac-Bouchette, Quebec Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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