Boischatel
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Coat of arms of Boischatel Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Labeur et Courage | |
| Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Province | File:Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Constituted | April 3, 1920 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benoit Bouchard |
| • Fed. riding | Montmorency—Charlevoix |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.61 km2 (8.34 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,231 |
| • Density | 404.3/km2 (1,047/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | Increase 8.5% |
| • Dwellings | 3,128 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | File:Qc138.svg R-138 File:Qc360.svg R-360 |
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Boischatel (French pronunciation: [bwaʃatɛl]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.[4][5]
Geography
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The town itself is located along the Montmorency River and St. Lawrence River.[6] Near the boundary with Beauport are the Montmorency Falls, where 35,000 litres of water per second fall from a height one-and-a-half times greater than that of Niagara Falls.
Rivers flowing through Boischatel:
History
[edit | edit source]The area was originally settled around 1664 and called Sault (old French for "waterfall"), due to its proximity to the Montmorency Falls.[7]
The Village Municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel was formed in 1920 when it ceded from Ange-Gardien, with Séraphin Vézina as its first mayor. It was named in honor of Jean-François de Beauchatel, first aide-de-camp to General Montcalm.[1][7]
On November 23, 1991, it changed statutes and shortened its name to become the Municipality of Boischatel.[8]
Demographics
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Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 3,050 (total dwellings: 3,128)[3]
First language (2021):[3]
- English as first language: 0.9%
- French as first language: 96.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.6%
- Other as first language: 1.9%
Local government
[edit | edit source]List of former mayors:
- Séraphin Vézina (1920–1925)
- Joseph Trudelle (1925–1929)
- Arthur Tardif (1929–1937)
- Joseph Trudelle (1937–1939)
- Joseph Racine (1939–1953)
- Maurice Huot (1953–1958)
- Rodolphe Huot (1958–1961)
- Joseph Racine (1961–1965)
- Adjutor Dussault (1965–1969)
- Roland Lavoie (1969–1987)
- Jacques Couture (1987–1994)
- Yvon Coté (1994–1998)
- Yves Germain (1998–2017)
- Benoit Bouchard (2017–present)
See also
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External links
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