Bouchette
Bouchette (French pronunciation: [buʃɛt]) is a municipality in the geographic centre of the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Gatineau. Its territory is along the shores of Gatineau River and western Thirty-One Mile Lake.
Bouchette | |
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Bouchette Location in western Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 75°58′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Outaouais |
| RCM | La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau |
| Constituted | March 22, 1980 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steve Lefebvre |
| • Federal riding | Pontiac |
| • Prov. riding | Gatineau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 143.21 km2 (55.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.09 km2 (47.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 695 |
| • Density | 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016–21) | 4.9% |
| • Dwellings | 629 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | J0X 1E0 |
| Area code | 819 |
| Website | www |
Agriculture is an important economic activity, along with outdoor tourism. It has less than 700 residents but approximately 1075 cottage owners.
There is a variety of services in Bouchette: school, post office, municipal services, grocery and hardware stores, restaurants, accommodation, construction contractors, camping.
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