Bouchette

Bouchette

Bouchette

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

Not to be confused with Lac-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.

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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

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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

List of former mayors:

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

References

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