Lac-Bouchette (French pronunciation: [lak buʃɛt]) is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shore of the eponymous Bouchette Lake, along Quebec Route 155 and the Canadian National Railway.
Lac-Bouchette | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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  Lac-Bouchette Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 48°15′N 72°11′W / 48.25°N 72.18°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean |
| RCM | Le Domaine-du-Roy |
| Settled | 1882 |
| Constituted | September 25, 1971 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Benoît Gélinas |
| • Federal riding | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean |
| • Prov. riding | Roberval |
| Area | |
• 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) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | municipalites-du-quebec |
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
editPopulation 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%
Climate
edit| Climate data for Lac-Bouchette, Quebec (1981-2010): 358m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.1 (52.0) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −10.3 (13.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
7.0 (44.6) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −16.2 (2.8) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.4 (52.5) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−20.0 (−4.0) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−3.3 (26.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −47.8 (−54.0) |
−46.1 (−51.0) |
−38.0 (−36.4) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−43.9 (−47.0) |
−47.8 (−54.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 71.8 (2.83) |
55.8 (2.20) |
59.6 (2.35) |
72.2 (2.84) |
83.9 (3.30) |
88.8 (3.50) |
121.4 (4.78) |
107.1 (4.22) |
106.0 (4.17) |
86.3 (3.40) |
80.2 (3.16) |
82.9 (3.26) |
1,016 (40.01) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 62.5 (24.6) |
48.2 (19.0) |
44.1 (17.4) |
31.4 (12.4) |
5.7 (2.2) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.1) |
9.4 (3.7) |
44.0 (17.3) |
69.7 (27.4) |
315.2 (124.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 13.7 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.7 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 14.8 | 167.9 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm) | 13.0 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 62.2 |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 32983". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Bouchette Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Lac-Bouchette census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
- ^ "Lac-Bouchette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ^ "Lac-Bouchette, Quebec". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
External links
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