La Pocatière | |
|---|---|
City | |
) ) Downtown La Pocatière and St. Ann's Cathedral | |
) Location within Kamouraska RCM | |
)  La Pocatière Location in eastern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 47°22′N 70°02′W / 47.367°N 70.033°W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png){kind=small} 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) | |
| 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
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There are three post-secondary institutions in La Pocatière:
- Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-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:
Coutances in France
See also
References
- ^ Reference number 34210 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ a b Geographic code 14085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ 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