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.
Bouchette | |
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  Bouchette Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W / 46.217°N 75.967°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | March 22, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Lefebvre |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.21 km2 (55.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 695 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) |  4.9% |
| • Dwellings | 629 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
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 edit
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 edit
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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 edit
List of former mayors:
- Réjean Carle (...–2009)
- Réjean Major (2009–2017)
- Gilles Bastien (2017–2021)
- Steve Lefebvre (2021–present)
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 94939". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 83050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "Bouchette, Municipalité (MÉ) Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Bouchette" (in French). MRC de La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ a b "Bouchette (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-08-28.
- ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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