Boucherville
Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
Boucherville | |
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Seal Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Nature, patrimoine et art de vivre (French for "Nature, heritage and the art of life") | |
Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil. | |
Boucherville Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°27′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | None |
| Agglomeration | Longueuil |
| Settled | 1667 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Martel |
| • Federal riding | Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères |
| • Prov. riding | Montarville |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.10 km2 (31.31 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70.81 km2 (27.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 41,595 |
| • Density | 512.9/km2 (1,328/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 16,521 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J4B |
| Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) A-30 | R-132 |
| Website | www |
Boucherville is part of both the urban agglomeration of Longueuil and Montreal Metropolitan Community regional government.
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