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.
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).
Geography Climate
Demographics Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census Population in 2021: 1,183 (2016 to 2021 population change: -1.1%) Population in 2016: 1,196 Population in 2011: 1,174 Population in 2006: 1,311 Population in 2001: 1,370 Population in 1996: 1,445 Population in 1991: 1,485 Population in 1986: 1,654 Population in 1981: 1,703 Population in 1976: 1,685
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 641 (total dwellings: 956)
Mother tongue: English as first language: 0.4% French as first language: 98.7% English and French as first language: 0% Other as first language: 0.4%
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