Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is a
city
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in the south part of
Quebec
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,
Canada
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, in
La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality
La Jacques-Cartier is a regional county municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The seat is in Shannon. It is named after the Jacques-Cartier River which runs through it and takes its source in its upper country.
Subdiv ...
, just north of
Quebec City
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. It had a population of 2,327 as of the
Canada 2021 Census
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. It is located near
Saint-Joseph Lake
Saint-Joseph Lake (french: Lac Saint-Joseph, link=no) is a freshwater body located in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale, in the province of Quebec, Canada.
Recreational and tou ...
.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Fossambault-sur-le-Lac had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Mother tongue:
* English as first language: 2.1%
* French as first language: 95.5%
* English and French as first language: 1.5%
* Other as first language: 0.9%
Places of interest
''
Station Touristique Duchesnay
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'' is one of the most attractive places of the town. The
Jacques-Cartier River
The Jacques-Cartier River is a river in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is 161 km long and its source is Jacques-Cartier Lake in Laurentides Wildlife Reserve, and flows in a predominantly southern direction before ending in the Saint Lawr ...
flows just nearby, and
Route Fossambault
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links the town to
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier () is a town in Quebec, Canada, located in the regional county municipality of La Jacques-Cartier, in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale. The Jacques-Cartier River passes through the city.
Lo ...
, where the
Sainte Catherine's church is located. There is also a well-known hotel, called "Hotel de la Glace", with views overlooking the lake.
See also
*
List of cities in Quebec
This is the list of municipalities that have the Quebec municipality type of city (''ville'', code=V), an administrative division defined by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy.
Note that although the terms "city" and ...
References
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Cities and towns in Quebec
Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale