Boischatel

Boischatel is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.[4][5]

Boischatel
Municipality
Montmorency Falls
Montmorency Falls
Motto: 
Labeur et Courage
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
Boischatel is located in Central Quebec
Boischatel
Boischatel
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMLa Côte-de-Beaupré
ConstitutedApril 3, 1920
Government
[2]
 • MayorBenoit Bouchard
 • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
[2][3]
 • Total21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
 • Land20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total8,957
 • Density404.3/km2 (1,047/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 8.5%
 • Dwellings
3,128
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 1H0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-138
R-360
Websitewww.boischatel.ca

The town itself is located along the Montmorency 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.[7]

Demographics

Population trend:[8]

  • Population in 2021: 8231 (2016 to 2021 population change: 8.5%)
  • Population in 2016: 7587
  • Population in 2011: 6465
  • Population in 2006: 5287
  • Population in 2001: 4303
  • Population in 1996: 4152
  • Population in 1991: 3878

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 3,050 (total dwellings: 3,128)

First language:

  • English as first language: 0.7%
  • French as first language: 97.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0.3%
  • Other as first language: 1.4%

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 269411 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Boischatel Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Boischatel census profile
  4. "Boischatel". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. "Boischatel QC - municipal building Council and more information". www.municipality-canada.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. "Man in his 20s lucky to be alive after falling off a cliff into a river after a fight". Montreal. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. alex-romanenko2 (2022-10-12). "Exploring one of the most beautiful regions in the world". Mysite. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

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