La Pocatière
| La Pocatière | |
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| City | |
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 Location within Kamouraska RCM |
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 La Pocatière
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| Coordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°WCoordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | Kamouraska |
| Settled | 1672 |
| Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sylvain Hudon |
| • Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
| • Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.30 km2 (7.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources |
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| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,266 |
| • Density | 196.3/km2 (508/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 6.8% |
| • Dwellings | 2,137 |
| Demonym(s) | Pocatois, Pocatoise |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 1Z0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways  A-20 (TCH)
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 Route 132 Route 230
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| Website | www |
La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
According to the Canada 2011 Census:
A Bombardier Transportation has a 51,135 square metres (550,410 sq ft) plant which manufactures subway and railway cars:
The plant was built in 1961 to build Moto-Ski snowmobiles, but converted to railcars in 1971.
La Pocatière is home to the Musée François-Pilote, a museum of Quebec ethnology. The museum features exhibits on the history of agricultural education, a number of historical period rooms, stuffed bird and animal displays, and presentations on other aspects of local history.
Near the city are small isolated hills known as monadnocks. The Montagne du College-de-Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is 119 metres high.
Educational institutions include Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and Cégep de La Pocatière. There is also the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, a public institution. The town has three public schools: École Sacré-Coeur, École Polyvalente La Pocatière, and Éducation des adultes.
La Pocatière is twinned with:
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