| Boischatel | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Motto: Labeur et Courage | |
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Boischatel
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| Regional county | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Settled | |
| Incorporated | April 3, 1920 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Yves Germain |
| • Federal riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord |
| • Prov. riding | Montmorency |
| Area[2] | |
| • Land | 20.93 km2 (8.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,287 |
| • Density | 252.5/km2 (654/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | G0A |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www.municipalitedeboischatel.ca |
Boischatel is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. Michel Guimond, current whip of the Bloc Québécois, first started his political career here as a city councillor. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.
The town itself is located along the Montmorency River. Nearby on the boundary with Beauport are the Montmorency Falls where 35,000 liters of water per second are falling down a height one and a half times greater than the Niagara Falls.
Population trend:[3]
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1926 (total dwellings: 1971)
Mother tongue:
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | ||||
| Quebec City (Beauport) | L'Ange-Gardien | |||
| Boischatel | ||||
| Saint Lawrence River / Sainte-Pétronille | Saint Lawrence River / Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans |
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