Boucherville, Quebec

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name = Boucherville, Quebec
settlement_type = City
official_name = Ville de Boucherville
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motto = "Nature, patrimoine et art de vivre"
(French for "Nature, heritage and the art of life")




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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_type3 = RCM or TE
subdivision_type4 = Electoral district
subdivision_name = CAN
subdivision_name1 = QC
subdivision_name2 = Montérégie (16)
subdivision_name3 = Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (TE 58)
subdivision_name4 = Federal: Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher
MP: Caroline St-Hilaire
Verchères—Les Patriotes
MP: Luc Malo
Provincial: Marguerite-D'Youville
MNA: Simon-Pierre Diamond
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Francine Gadbois
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area_total_km2 = 70.81
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population_total = 39062
population_density_km2 = 551.7
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timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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latd=45 |latm=36 |lats=00 |latNS=N
longd=73 |longm=27 |longs=00 |longEW=W
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postal_code = J4B
area_code = 450
website = [http://www.ville.boucherville.qc.ca/ ville.boucherville.qc.ca]
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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.

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

[cite web | title = Boucherville, V | work = 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 | publisher = Statistics Canada | date = 2007-11-20 | url = http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/topics/RetrieveProductTable.cfm?ALEVEL=3&APATH=3&CATNO=&DETAIL=0&DIM=&DS=99&FL=0&FREE=0&GAL=0&GC=99&GK=NA&GRP=1&IPS=&METH=0&ORDER=1&PID=89202&PTYPE=88971&RL=0&S=1&ShowAll=No&StartRow=1&SUB=701&Temporal=2006&Theme=70&VID=0&VNAMEE=&VNAMEF=&GID=772942 | accessdate = 2008-02-06]

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

*Antoine Ménard, dit Lafontaine (1744-1825), building contractor, political figure and grandfather of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
*Bonaventure Viger (1804-1877), French-Canadian who was part of the Lower Canada Rebellion
*Étienne Desmarteau (1873-1905), policeman and first Olympic medalist of Quebec
*François-Louis Tremblay, short track speed skater and Olympic medalist
*Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807-1864), former Premier of the Province of Canada
*Louis Lacoste (1798-1878), notary and politician
*Michel Beaudet, creator of Les Têtes à Claques
*Pierre Boucher (1622–1717), founder of Boucherville
*Stéphane Quintal, former ice hockey player

Geographic location

Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
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North = Varennes
Northeast =
West = Montréal-Est
"Saint Lawrence River"
Centre = Boucherville
East = Sainte-Julie
Southwest =
South = Longueuil
Southeast = Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

See also

* Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bridge-Tunnel

References

External links

* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/Details/details1.cfm?SEARCH=BEGINS&ID=5145&PSGC=24&SGC=2459005&DataType=1&LANG=E&Province=24&PlaceName=boucherville&CMA=&CSDNAME=Boucherville&A=&TypeNameE=Ville&Prov= Statistics Canada 2001 Community Profile - Boucherville, Quebec, Canada]
* [http://www.ville.boucherville.qc.ca/ Town of Boucherville official website (in French)]