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  Canada
Province  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 in Quebec, Canada. 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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History

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

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.

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.

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.

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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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.

Notable residents

Geographic location

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

See also

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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Greater Montreal Area • Administrative subdivisions of Quebec • Urban agglomerations of Quebec • Municipal reorganization in Quebec
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