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°WCoordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W[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 Increase 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 litres of water per second are falling down a height one and a half times greater than the Niagara Falls.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

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

First language:

See also

References

  1. Reference number 269411 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Boischatel
  3. 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada 2011 Census - Boischatel census profile
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census