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Boischatel
Municipality
Montmorency Falls
Motto: Labeur et Courage
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM
BoischatelLocation in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W / 46.900; -71.150
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	La Côte-de-Beaupré
Constituted	April 3, 1920
Government
• Mayor	Benoit Bouchard
• Federal riding	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
• Prov. riding	Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
• Total	21.50 km (8.30 sq mi)
• Land	20.36 km (7.86 sq mi)
Population
• Total	8,957
• Density	404.3/km (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	R-138 R-360
Website	www.boischatel.ca

Boischatel (French pronunciation: [bwaʃatɛl]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.

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

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Population trend:

• 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

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269411". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Boischatel Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Statistics Canada 2021 Census - Boischatel census profile
4. "Boischatel". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
5. "Boischatel QC - municipal building Council and more information". www.municipality-canada.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
6. "Man in his 20s lucky to be alive after falling off a cliff into a river after a fight". Montreal. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
7. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Boischatel, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval Quebec City (Beauport) Boischatel L'Ange-Gardien Saint Lawrence River Sainte-Pétronille Saint Lawrence River Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans

v t e  Subdivisions of La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality
Cities & towns	Beaupré Château-Richer Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Municipalities	Boischatel L'Ange-Gardien Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges Saint-Tite-des-Caps
Parishes	Saint-Joachim Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente
Unorganized territories	Lac-Jacques-Cartier Sault-au-Cochon
Regional county municipalities in Capitale-Nationale: Charlevoix Charlevoix-Est La Côte-de-Beaupré La Jacques-Cartier L'Île-d'Orléans Portneuf Equivalent territories: Quebec City Independent parishes: Notre-Dame-des-Anges Native reserves: Wendake

• Municipalities in Quebec
• Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale