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Boischatel (French pronunciation: [bwaʃatɛl]) is a municipality in the Capitale-Nationale region of Quebec, Canada. The town was originally called Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel.[4][5]

Geography

Montmorency Falls

The town itself is located along the Montmorency River and St. Lawrence River.[6] Near the boundary with Beauport are the Montmorency Falls, where 35,000 litres of water per second fall from a height one-and-a-half times greater than that of Niagara Falls.

Rivers flowing through Boischatel:

History

The area was originally settled around 1664 and called Sault (old French for “waterfall”), due to its proximity to the Montmorency Falls.[7]

The Village Municipality of Saint-Jean-de-Boischatel was formed in 1920 when it ceded from Ange-Gardien, with Séraphin Vézina as its first mayor. It was named in honor of Jean-François de Beauchatel, first aide-de-camp to General Montcalm.[1][7]

On November 23, 1991, it changed statutes and shortened its name to become the Municipality of Boischatel.[8]

Demographics

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents (2021): 3,050 (total dwellings: 3,128)[3]

First language (2021):[3]

  • English as first language: 0.9%
  • French as first language: 96.3%
  • English and French as first language: 0.6%
  • Other as first language: 1.9%

Local government

List of former mayors:

  • Séraphin Vézina (1920–1925)
  • Joseph Trudelle (1925–1929)
  • Arthur Tardif (1929–1937)
  • Joseph Trudelle (1937–1939)
  • Joseph Racine (1939–1953)
  • Maurice Huot (1953–1958)
  • Rodolphe Huot (1958–1961)
  • Joseph Racine (1961–1965)
  • Adjutor Dussault (1965–1969)
  • Roland Lavoie (1969–1987)
  • Jacques Couture (1987–1994)
  • Yvon Coté (1994–1998)
  • Yves Germain (1998–2017)
  • Benoit Bouchard (2017–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b “Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 269411″. toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b “Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 21045″. www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  3. ^ a b c d e “Boischatel (Code 2421045) Census Profile”. 2021 census. Government of Canada – Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  4. ^ “Boischatel”. www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  5. ^ “Boischatel QC – municipal building Council and more information”. www.municipality-canada.com. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  6. ^ “Man in his 20s lucky to be alive after falling off a cliff into a river after a fight”. Montreal. 2020-07-04. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
  7. ^ a b “Profil et histoire”. www.boischatel.ca (in French). Boischatel. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  8. ^ “Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Boischatel (municipalité) 3.4.1920 – …” www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  9. ^ 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census