Bouchette, Quebec
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| Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°WCoordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| Incorporation | 1872 (township) |
| Incorporation | March 22, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Rejean Carle |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 131.97 km2 (51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.46 km2 (47.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 718 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal Code | J0X |
Bouchette is a municipality in the geographic centre of the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Gatineau. Its territory is along both shores of the Gatineau River and the western shores of Thirty-One Mile Lake.
Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 800 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.[3]
There are a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.[3]
[edit] History
The Bouchette Township was proclaimed in 1858 and the Township Municipality was formed in 1872. It was named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774-1841).[4]
The township of Cameron between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake was proclaimed in 1854 and named in honour of Canadian businessman and politician Malcolm Cameron.[4]
In 1980, the townships of Bouchette and Cameron merged, forming the new Municipality of Bouchette.
[edit] Demographics
Population:[5]
- Population in 2006: 718
- Population in 2001: 701
- 2001 to 2006 population change: 2.4 %
- Population in 1996: 722
- Population in 1991: 688
Total private dwellings (excluding seasonal cottages): 302
Languages:
- French as first language: 81 %
- English as first language: 19 %
[edit] References
- ^ Total area: Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions
Land area: Statistics Canada - ^ Statistics Canada 2006 Census
- ^ a b "Bouchette" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. http://www.mrcvg.qc.ca/textes/mun-bouchette.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ a b "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/carto.asp?Speci=94939&Latitude=46,21667&Longitude=-75,96667&Zoom=1700. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
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