Boischatel, Quebec

Boischatel is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.

Boischatel
Municipality
Motto(s): 
Labeur et Courage
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
Boischatel
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Côte-de-Beaupré
ConstitutedApril 3, 1920
Government
 • MayorBenoit Bouchard
 • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
 • Total21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
 • Land20.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total6,465
 • Density308.8/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 22.3%
 • Dwellings
2,382
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 1H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Route 360
Websitewww.boischatel.ca

The town itself is located along the Montmorency River. Nearby on the boundary with Beauport are the Montmorency Falls where 35,000 litres of water per second are falling down a height one and a half times greater than the Niagara Falls.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 6465 (2006 to 2011 population change: 22.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 5287
  • Population in 2001: 4303
  • Population in 1996: 4152
  • Population in 1991: 3878

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,331 (total dwellings: 2,382)

First language:

  • English as first language: 0.3%
  • French as first language: 98.0%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 1.4%

See also

References
  1. Reference number 269411 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  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. Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Boischatel census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

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