Boucherville, Quebec
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Boucherville is a town in the Montérégie region of the Canadian province of Québec. It is a suburb of Montréal on the South shore of the Saint Lawrence River. Boucherville is part of the Communauté Métropolitaine de Montréal regional government.
As of 2001, the population was 36,253. In 1996, the population was 34,989 (A population change of +3.6%). The area of the town is 70.80 square kilometres.
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.
The popular website Têtes à Claques is based in Boucherville.
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| Historical populations | |
|---|---|
| Census year |
Population |
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| 1681 | 179 |
| 1698 | 393 |
| 1706 | 429 |
| 1739 | 1,027 |
| 1765 | 748 |
| 1790 | 1,492 |
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 2,695 |
| 1871 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 1,816 |
| 1901 | 1,916 |
| 1911 | 2,066 |
| 1921 | 1,984 |
| 1931 | 1,683 |
| 1941 | 2,022 |
| 1951 | 3,030 |
| 1961 | 8,182 |
| 1971 | 9,997 |
| 1981 | 29,704 |
| 1991 | 33,796 |
| 1996 | 34,989 |
| 2001 | 36,253 |
| 2006 | 38,123 |
