Boischatel

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Boischatel
Municipality
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency-a.JPG
Montmorency Falls
Motto: 
Labeur et Courage
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Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
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Boischatel
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°54′N71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W / 46.900; -71.150 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM La Côte-de-Beaupré
ConstitutedApril 3, 1920
Government
[2]
 • MayorBenoit Bouchard
 •  Federal riding Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 •  Prov. riding Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total
21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
 • Land20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total
8,957
 • Density404.3/km2 (1,047/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 8.5%
 • Dwellings
3,128
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 1H0
Area codes 418 and 581
HighwaysQc138.svg R-138
Qc360.svg R-360
Website www.boischatel.ca OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Boischatel (French pronunciation: [bwaʃatɛl] ) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel. [4] [5]

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The town itself is located along the Montmorency River. [6] Near the boundary with Beauport are the Montmorency Falls, where 35,000 litres of water per second fall from a height one-and-a-half times greater than that of Niagara Falls.

Demographics

Population trend: [7]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,050 (total dwellings: 3,128)

First language:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269411". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Boischatel Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Boischatel census profile
  4. ↑ "Boischatel". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. ↑ "Boischatel QC - municipal building Council and more information". www.municipality-canada.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. ↑ "Man in his 20s lucky to be alive after falling off a cliff into a river after a fight". Montreal. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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