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

Boischatel
Municipality
Montmorency Falls
Motto:  Labeur et Courage
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
Boischatel Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Côte-de-Beaupré
Constituted	April 3, 1920
Government [2]
• Mayor	Benoit Bouchard
• Federal riding	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area [2][3]
• Total	21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
• Land	20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	8,231
• Density	404.3/km2 (1,047/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	8.5%
• Dwellings	3,128
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0A 1H0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	Route 138 Route 360
Website	www.boischatel.ca

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

This section needs to be updated. (December 2021)

Population trend:[4]

• 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

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[de] Boischatel

Boischatel ist eine Gemeinde im Süden der kanadischen Provinz Québec. Sie liegt in der Verwaltungsregion Capitale-Nationale, etwa 15 km nordwestlich des Zentrums der Provinzhauptstadt Québec. Boischatel gehört zur regionalen Grafschaftsgemeinde (municipalité régionale du comté) La Côte-de-Beaupré, hat eine Fläche von 20,45 km² und zählt 7587 Einwohner (Stand: 2016).

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- [en] Boischatel, Quebec

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