Bouchette

Bouchette (French pronunciation: [buʃɛt]) 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 the shores of Gatineau River and western Thirty-One Mile Lake.

Not to be confused with Lac-Bouchette.

Bouchette
Municipality
Bouchette is located in Western Quebec
Bouchette
Bouchette
Location in western Quebec
Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionOutaouais
RCMLa Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
ConstitutedMarch 22, 1980
Government
[2]
 • MayorSteve Lefebvre
 • Federal ridingPontiac
 • Prov. ridingGatineau
Area
[2][3]
 • Total143.21 km2 (55.29 sq mi)
 • Land122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total695
 • Density5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop (2016–21)
Decrease 4.9%
 • Dwellings
629
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0X 1E0
Area code819
Websitewww.bouchette.ca

Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 700 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.[4]

There is a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.[4]

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).[5]

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.[5]

In 1980, the townships of Bouchette and Cameron merged, forming the new Municipality of Bouchette.

Demographics
Historical census populations – Bouchette
YearPop.±%
1976 760—    
1981 689−9.3%
1986 699+1.5%
1991 688−1.6%
1996 722+4.9%
YearPop.±%
2001 701−2.9%
2006 718+2.4%
2011 786+9.5%
2016 731−7.0%
2021 695−4.9%
Source: Statistics Canada[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 347 (out of 629 total)[3]

Languages:

  • French as first language: 81%
  • English as first language: 19%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Réjean Carle (...–2009)
  • Réjean Major (2009–2017)
  • Gilles Bastien (2017–2021)
  • Steve Lefebvre (2021–present)

References
  1. "Reference number 94939 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 83050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Bouchette, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. "Bouchette" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  5. "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
  6. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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