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Boucherville

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Boucherville
Ville de Boucherville
Boucherville in 2025
Boucherville in 2025
Coat of arms of Boucherville
Motto(s): 
Template:Force singular Nature, patrimoine et art de vivre
(French for "Nature, heritage and the art of life")
Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil.
Location within Urban Agglomeration of Longueuil.
Boucherville is located in Southern Quebec
Boucherville
Boucherville
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°36′N 73°27′W / 45.600°N 73.450°W / 45.600; -73.450[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMNone
AgglomerationLongueuil
Settled1667
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
  MayorJean Martel
  Federal ridingPierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères
  Prov. ridingMontarville
Area
  Total81.10 km2 (31.31 sq mi)
  Land71.02 km2 (27.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total41,743
  Density587.8/km2 (1,522/sq mi)
  Dwellings
17,733
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes450 and 579
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
A-30

Route 132
Websitewww.boucherville.ca

Boucherville is a city in the Montérégie region in Quebec, Canada. The city is a suburb of Montreal on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River. It was founded in 1667 and it was registered as a city on January 1, 2006. As of the 2021 Canadian census, 41,743 people lived there. The sister cities are Mortagne-au-Perche in 1966, Les Abymes in 1988, and Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

References

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  1. Reference number 388452 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Boucherville". Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LONGUEUIL--PIERRE-BOUCHER (Quebec)
    Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: VERCHÈRES--LES PATRIOTES (Quebec) Archived 2020-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Census Profile — Boucherville, Ville". Canada 2021 Census. Statistics Canada. November 15, 2023. Retrieved April 29, 2023.