Bouchette is a municipality in the geographic centre of the
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, north of
Gatineau. Its territory is along the shores of
Gatineau River
The Gatineau River (french: Rivière Gatineau, ) is a river in western Quebec, Canada, which rises in lakes north of the Baskatong Reservoir and flows south to join the Ottawa River at the city of Gatineau, Quebec. The river is long and drain ...
and western
Thirty-One Mile Lake.
Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 700 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.
There is a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.
History
The Bouchette Township was proclaimed in 1858 and the Township Municipality was formed in 1872. It was named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada
Joseph Bouchette
Lt.-Colonel Joseph Bouchette (May 14, 1774 – April 8, 1841) was the Canadian Surveyor-General of British North America. His book, ''Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada'' was published at London in 1815 and also translated i ...
(1774-1841).
The township of Cameron between the Gatineau River and Thirty-One Mile Lake was proclaimed in 1854 and named in honour of Canadian businessman and politician
Malcolm Cameron.
In 1980, the townships of Bouchette and Cameron merged, forming the new Municipality of Bouchette.
Demographics
Population trend:
[Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, ]2016
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, 2021
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census
* Population in 2021: 695 (2016 to 2021 population change: -4.9%)
* Population in 2016: 731
* Population in 2011: 786
* Population in 2006: 718
* Population in 2001: 701
** 2001 to 2006 population change: 2.4%
* Population in 1996: 722
* Population in 1991: 688
Private dwellings (occupied by usual residents): 347
Languages:
* French as first language: 81%
* English as first language: 19%
References
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Incorporated places in Outaouais
Municipalities in Quebec