Boucherville, Quebec

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Boucherville, Quebec
—  City  —
Ville de Boucherville
Coat of arms of Boucherville, Quebec
Coat of arms
Motto: Nature, patrimoine et art de vivre
(French for "Nature, heritage and the art of life")
Coordinates: 45°36′00″N 73°27′00″W / 45.6, -73.45
Country Flag of Canada Canada
Province Flag of Quebec Quebec
Region Montérégie (16)
RCM or TE Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (TE 58)
Electoral district Federal: Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
     MP: Caroline St-Hilaire
Verchères—Les Patriotes
     MP: Luc Malo
 Provincial: Marguerite-D'Youville
     MNA: Simon-Pierre Diamond
Government
 - Mayor Francine Gadbois
Area
 - Total 70.81 km² (27.3 sq mi)
Population (2006 Census)
 - Total 39,062
 - Density 551.7/km² (1,428.9/sq mi)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code span J4B
Area code(s) 450
Website: ville.boucherville.qc.ca

Boucherville is a town in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Quebec. It is a suburb of Montreal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (Montreal Metropolitan Community) regional government.

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[edit] History

Boucherville was originally founded as a seignorial parish in 1667 by Pierre Boucher for whom the city was later named.

[edit] Municipal Reorganization

After the 2002 municipal mergers, Boucherville became a borough of Longueuil. It has since then demerged on January 1, 2006 after a referendum was held on June 20, 2004.

[edit] Economy

Boucherville is the headquarters of Rona, Canada's leading distributor and retailer in hardware, home improvement and gardening products, founded in the town in 1939.

Têtes à claques, a French language internet phenomenon is also based in the city of Boucherville.

[edit] Demographics

Boucherville is one of the most homogeneous cities in the Greater Montreal Area. 94% of its residents speak French as their first language. Less than 2% of the entire population is not white, and almost 94% of the population is Roman Catholic.

[edit] Mother Tongue Languages

Language Population Percentage (%)
French 36,040 93.6%
English 765 2.0%
Both English and French 120 0.3%
French and a non-official language 80 0.2%
English and a non-official language 15 ~
English, French and a non-official language ~ ~
Italian 455 1.2%
Arabic 170 0.4%
Spanish 135 0.4%
Portuguese 115 0.3%
German 80 0.2%
Chinese, n.o.s. 75 0.2%
Creole 70 0.2%
Greek 70 0.2%

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[edit] Parks

The Îles-de-Boucherville National Park on the Boucherville Islands is a Quebec National Park located in the Saint Lawrence River facing the rest of the city. They are uninhabited but serve as a natural/recreational area for residents and tourists.

[edit] Notable residents


[edit] Geographic location

Varennes
v • d • e
 
Montréal-Est
Saint Lawrence River		 North Sainte-Julie
West   Boucherville    East
South
Longueuil Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Boucherville, V. Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada (2007-11-20). Retrieved on 2008-02-06.

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