Boischatel

46°54′N 71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W / 46.900; -71.150^[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionCapitale-NationaleRCMLa Côte-de-BeaupréConstitutedApril 3, 1920Government • MayorBenoit Bouchard • Federal ridingBeauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix • Prov. ridingCharlevoix–Côte-de-BeaupréArea • Total21.50 km² (8.30 sq mi) • Land20.36 km² (7.86 sq mi)Population • Total8,957 • Density404.3/km² (1,047/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021 8.5% • Dwellings3,128Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area codes418 and 581Highways R-138
R-360Websitewww.boischatel.ca

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

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.

Demographics

Population trend:^[7]

• 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

External links

Media related to Boischatel, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons