Boischatel, Quebec
Boischatel (French pronunciation: [bwaʃatɛl]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.
The town itself is located along the Montmorency River. 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.
Demographics
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Population trend:
- 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
- Chenal de l'Île d'Orléans
- Ferrée River
- Montmorency River
- Saint Lawrence River
- List of municipalities in Quebec
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269411". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Boischatel Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Boischatel census profile
- ^ "Boischatel". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Boischatel QC - municipal building Council and more information". www.municipality-canada.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
External links
Media related to Boischatel, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons