Boischatel, Quebec

Boischatel
Municipality
Motto: Labeur et Courage
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM.
Boischatel Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W / 46.900; -71.150Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W / 46.900; -71.150[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Côte-de-Beaupré
Constituted	April 3, 1920
Government[2]
• Mayor	Yves Germain
• Federal riding	Montmorency—Charlevoix —Haute-Côte-Nord
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area[2][3]
• Total	21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
• Land	20.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	6,465
• Density	308.8/km2 (800/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	22.3%
• Dwellings	2,382
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0A 1H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 138 Route 360
Website	www.municipalite deboischatel.ca

Boischatel is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. 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.

Michel Guimond, current whip of the Bloc Québécois, first started his political career here as a city councillor.

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%

References

		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

v t e  Subdivisions of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality Cities & Towns Beaupré Château-Richer Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Municipalities Boischatel L'Ange-Gardien Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges Saint-Tite-des-Caps Parishes Saint-Joachim Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente Unorganized Territories Lac-Jacques-Cartier Sault-au-Cochon Regional County Municipalities (RCM): in Capitale-Nationale: Charlevoix Charlevoix-Est La Côte-de-Beaupré La Jacques-Cartier L'Île-d'Orléans Portneuf Equivalent territories (ET): Quebec City Independent Parishes: Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native Reserves: Wendake