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Bois-Franc is a municipality in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Maniwaki. Its territory is along the western shores of the upper Gatineau River.

Bois-Franc
Municipality
Bois-Franc Location in western Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 75°59′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Outaouais
RCM	La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Constituted	November 17, 1920
Government [2]
• Mayor	Armand Hubert
• Federal riding	Pontiac
• Prov. riding	Gatineau
Area [2][3]
• Total	74.20 km2 (28.65 sq mi)
• Land	74.55 km2 (28.78 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	447
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	0.4%
• Dwellings	212
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J9E 3A9
Area code(s)	819
Website	www.bois-franc.ca

The adjective franc has its origin in the western regions of France and means excellent, good, strong, solid, hard. Therefore the name Bois-Franc can be translated as "hardwood" and is a reference to magnificent stands of hardwoods found within the municipality, including beech, ash, maple and birch.[4]

History

Its first European settlers came in 1870.[5] Its post office, named Bois-Franc, opened in 1886. In 1920, the Municipality of Bois-Franc was founded when it separated from the Egan Municipality Township.[4]

Economy

Its primary industry is logging and forestry. Industrial Park "Réjean Lafrenière" is home to the oriented strand board factory Louisiana-Pacific Canada ltd. Division Quebec; one of the largest plants of its kind in North America.[5]

Demographics

Population trend:[6]

• Population in 2011: 447 (2006 to 2011 population change: -0.4%)
• Population in 2006: 449
• Population in 2001: 422
  • 2001 to 2006 population change: 6.4%
• Population in 1996: 425
• Population in 1991: 437

Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 196

Languages:

• French as first language: 96%
• English as first language: 2%
• Other as first language: 2%

References

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