Lac-Bouchette

Not to be confused with Bouchette.

Lac-Bouchette is a municipality in Quebec, Canada. The town is located on the eastern shore of the eponymous Bouchette Lake, along Quebec Route 155 and the Canadian National Railway.

Lac-Bouchette
Municipality
Coat of arms
Lac-Bouchette Location in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec
Coordinates: 48°15′N 72°11′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
RCM	Le Domaine-du-Roy
Settled	1882
Constituted	September 25, 1971
Government [2]
• Mayor	Benoît Gélinas
• Federal riding	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean
• Prov. riding	Roberval
Area [2][3]
• Total	972.20 km2 (375.37 sq mi)
• Land	908.63 km2 (350.82 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,174
• Density	1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
• Pop (2006–11)	10.5%
• Dwellings	1,120
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0W 1V0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	municipalites-du-quebec.org/lac-bouchette/

In addition to Lac-Bouchette itself, the municipality also includes the population centres of Lac-des-Commissaires and Lizote.

The municipality and lake were named in honour of Surveyor General of Lower Canada Joseph Bouchette (1774-1841).

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• Population in 2011: 1174 (2006 to 2011 population change: -10.5%)
• Population in 2006: 1311
• Population in 2001: 1370
• Population in 1996: 1445
• Population in 1991: 1485

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 565 (total dwellings: 1120)

Mother tongue:^[5]

• English as first language: 0%
• French as first language: 99.2%
• English and French as first language: 0%
• Other as first language: 0.8%

Climate

Climate data for Lac-Bouchette, Quebec (1981-2010): 358m
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	12.5 (54.5)	11.1 (52.0)	17.0 (62.6)	27.0 (80.6)	32.2 (90.0)	33.5 (92.3)	35.0 (95.0)	36.1 (97.0)	32.0 (89.6)	26.1 (79.0)	20.0 (68.0)	11.1 (52.0)	36.1 (97.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−10.3 (13.5)	−7.5 (18.5)	−1.3 (29.7)	7.0 (44.6)	15.2 (59.4)	20.6 (69.1)	22.7 (72.9)	21.4 (70.5)	16.3 (61.3)	8.6 (47.5)	1.1 (34.0)	−6.5 (20.3)	7.3 (45.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−16.2 (2.8)	−13.7 (7.3)	−7.4 (18.7)	1.6 (34.9)	9.1 (48.4)	14.7 (58.5)	17.3 (63.1)	16.1 (61.0)	11.4 (52.5)	4.7 (40.5)	−2.5 (27.5)	−11.2 (11.8)	2.0 (35.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−22.1 (−7.8)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−13.6 (7.5)	−3.8 (25.2)	2.9 (37.2)	8.7 (47.7)	11.9 (53.4)	10.7 (51.3)	6.5 (43.7)	0.7 (33.3)	−6.1 (21.0)	−15.9 (3.4)	−3.3 (26.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−47.8 (−54.0)	−46.1 (−51.0)	−38.0 (−36.4)	−30.0 (−22.0)	−12.2 (10.0)	−9.4 (15.1)	−1.1 (30.0)	−1.1 (30.0)	−8.9 (16.0)	−15.0 (5.0)	−30.0 (−22.0)	−43.9 (−47.0)	−47.8 (−54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	71.8 (2.83)	55.8 (2.20)	59.6 (2.35)	72.2 (2.84)	83.9 (3.30)	88.8 (3.50)	121.4 (4.78)	107.1 (4.22)	106.0 (4.17)	86.3 (3.40)	80.2 (3.16)	82.9 (3.26)	1,016 (40.01)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	62.5 (24.6)	48.2 (19.0)	44.1 (17.4)	31.4 (12.4)	5.7 (2.2)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.2 (0.1)	9.4 (3.7)	44.0 (17.3)	69.7 (27.4)	315.2 (124.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	13.7	10.8	10.4	11.7	14.3	13.9	16.6	15.4	16.6	14.8	14.9	14.8	167.9
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	13.0	10.0	8.3	5.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.3	9.2	13.4	62.2
Source: Environment Canada[6]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 32983". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Lac-Bouchette Archived 2013-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
3. "Lac-Bouchette census profile". 2011 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
5. "Lac-Bouchette community profile". 2006 Census data. Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
6. "Lac-Bouchette, Quebec". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Lac-Bouchette at Wikimedia Commons