Fossambault-sur-le-Lac is a

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in the south part of

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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

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. It had a population of 2,327 as of the

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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{{authority control Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Capitale-Nationale

Demographics

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