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Boischatel, Quebec

Boischatel
Municipality
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency-a.JPG
Motto: Labeur et Courage
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM.
Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM.
Boischatel is located in Central Quebec
Boischatel
Boischatel
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°54′N 71°09′W / 46.900°N 71.150°W / 46.900; -71.150Coordinates: 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 Yves Germain
 • Federal riding Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix
 • Prov. riding Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
Area
 • Total 21.50 km2 (8.30 sq mi)
 • Land 20.93 km2 (8.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 6,465
 • Density 308.8/km2 (800/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 22.3%
 • Dwellings 2,382
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0A 1H0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 138
Route 360
Website www.municipalitedeboischatel.ca

Boischatel 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. Nearby on the boundary with Beauport are the Montmorency Falls where 35,000 litres of water per second are falling down a height one and a half times greater than the Niagara Falls.

Population trend:

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,331 (total dwellings: 2,382)

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