La Pocatière
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La Pocatière | |
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City | |
Downtown La Pocatière and St. Ann's Cathedral | |
La Pocatière Location in eastern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°WCoordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
RCM | Kamouraska |
Settled | 1672 |
Constituted | January 1, 1960 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sylvain Hudon |
• Federal riding | Montmagny—L'Islet— Kamouraska—Rivière- du-Loup |
• Prov. riding | Côte-du-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 20.30 km2 (7.84 sq mi) |
• Land | 21.73 km2 (8.39 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 4,266 |
• Density | 196.3/km2 (508/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 6.8% |
• Dwellings | 2,137 |
Demonyms | Pocatois, Pocatoise |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 1Z0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-20 (TCH) | Route 132 Route 230 |
Website | www |
La Pocatière is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics[]
According to the Canada 2011 Census:
- Population: 4,266
- % Change (2006-2011): -6.8
- Dwellings: 2,137
- Area (km2.): 21.73 km2
- Density (persons per km2.): 196.3
Economy[]
Bombardier Transportation has a 51,135 square metres (550,410 sq ft) plant which manufactures subway and railway cars:
- R62A (New York City Subway car)
- Montreal Metro MR-73 and MPM-10
- Boston Red Line (MBTA) 1800-85 series cars
- Bombardier MultiLevel Coach cars
- VIA Rail LRC (train) set
- shell for Toronto Transit Commission subway cars (T1 and TR) and streetcars (Flexity Outlook)
The plant was built in 1961 to build Moto-Ski snowmobiles and the plant was converted to railcars in 1971[4] (Bombardier continued to market Moto-Ski until 1985).
Culture and attractions[]
La Pocatière is home to the Musée François-Pilote, a museum of Quebec ethnology. The museum features exhibits on the history of agricultural education, a number of historical period rooms, stuffed bird and animal displays, and presentations on other aspects of local history.
Near the city are small isolated hills known as monadnocks. The Montagne du College-de-Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière is 119 metres high.
City council[]
City council consists of a mayor and 6 councillors:
As of 2017 the council consists of:
- Mayor: Sylvain Hudon
- Councillors:
- 1: Lise Bellefeuille
- 2: Claude Brochu
- 3: Steve Leclerc
- 4: Pierre Darveau
- 5: Lise Garneau,
- 6: Louise Lacoursière
Education[]
There are three post-secondary institutions in La Pocatière:
- - c. 1827
- Cégep de La Pocatière c. 1967
- Institut de technologie agroalimentaire - agro-food technology institute with focus on equines (horses) at the La Pocatière campus
The town has three public schools under the Commission scolaire de Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup:
- École Sacré-Coeur - elementary school
- École Polyvalente La Pocatière - secondary school
- Éducation des adultes - adult learning
Twin towns[]
La Pocatière is twinned with:
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Reference number 34210 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 14085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2414085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ http://www.bombardier.com/content/dam/Websites/bombardiercom/Sites/supporting-documents/Bombardier-Transportation-SiteFactSheet-LaPocatiere-Canada-en.pdf
External links[]
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