La Pocatière (French pronunciation: [la pɔkatjɛʁ]) is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, La Pocatière had a population of 4,078 living in 1,981 of its 2,201 total private dwellings, a change of -1% from its 2016 population of 4,120. With a land area of 21.18 km2 (8.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 192.5/km2 (498.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
Economy
Alstom 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
- 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[5] (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 six councillors:
As of 2017 the council consisted 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:
- 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:
See also
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34210". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 14085". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "La Pocatière (Code 2414085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- ^ Bombardier transportation site fact sheet. La Pocatiere Canada[dead link]
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