Lac-Bouchette is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shore of the eponymous Lake Bouchette, along Quebec Route 155 and the Canadian National Railway.

Lac-Bouchette
Municipality
Coat of arms
Lac-Bouchette Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°15′N 72°11′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled	1882
Constituted	September 25, 1971
Government [2]
• Mayor	Benoît Gélinas
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	972.20 km2 (375.37 sq mi)
• Land	908.63 km2 (350.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,174
• Density	1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	10.5%
• Dwellings	1,120
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	municipalites-du-quebec.org/lac-bouchette/

In addition to Lac-Bouchette itself, the municipality also includes the population centres of Lac-des-Commissaires and Lizote.

The municipality and lake were named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774-1841).

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

• Population in 2011: 1174 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5%)
• Population in 2006: 1311
• Population in 2001: 1370
• Population in 1996: 1445
• Population in 1991: 1485

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 565 (total dwellings: 1120)

Mother tongue:[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 99.2%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

References

External links

• Media related to Lac-Bouchette at Wikimedia Commons