La Pocatière, Quebec
Encyclopedia
La Pocatière is a town
in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
region of Quebec
.
A Bombardier
plant which manufactures subway
and railway cars is located there. Educational institutions include the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and the Cégep de La Pocatière
. A Quebec government facility, the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, is also found in La Pocatière. Adding to this, 3 public schools : École Sacré-Coeur, École Polyvalente La Pocatière and Éducation des adultes.
La Pocatière is also home to the Musée François-Pilote
, a museum of Québécois
ethnology
. The museum's displays include the history of agricultural education in the region, historic room and business displays, bird and wildlife dioramas, and other items of local history.
Near the city are small isolated hills known as monadnock
s. The Montagne du College-de-Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière rises 119 metres at its summit.
According to the Canada 2006 Census
:
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality
Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Kamouraska is a regional county municipality in eastern Quebec, Canada. Regional County municipality seat is Saint-Pascal. The other main town is La Pocatière, Quebec....
within the Bas-Saint-Laurent
Bas-Saint-Laurent
The Bas-Saint-Laurent region is located along the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River in Quebec.It has a population of 200,653 and a land area of 22,232.11 km² .-Subdivisions:...
region of Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
.
A Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Canadian firm, Bombardier Inc. Bombardier Transportation is one of the world's largest companies in the rail-equipment manufacturing and servicing industry. Its headquarters are in Berlin, Germany....
plant which manufactures subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
and railway cars is located there. Educational institutions include the Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière and the Cégep de La Pocatière
Cégep de La Pocatière
Cégep de la Pocatière is a Cégep in La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada.-Campus:The CEGEP has a campus at La Pocatière and the campus of Centre d’études collégiales de Montmagny.-Partnership:...
. A Quebec government facility, the Institut de technologie agroalimentaire, is also found in La Pocatière. Adding to this, 3 public schools : École Sacré-Coeur, École Polyvalente La Pocatière and Éducation des adultes.
La Pocatière is also home to the Musée François-Pilote
Musée François-Pilote
The Musée François-Pilote is a museum of Québécois ethnology located La Pocatière, Quebec in Canada. The museum features a wide variety of collections and displays, and specializes in the history of agricultural education in the region....
, a museum of Québécois
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
ethnology
Ethnology
Ethnology is the branch of anthropology that compares and analyzes the origins, distribution, technology, religion, language, and social structure of the ethnic, racial, and/or national divisions of humanity.-Scientific discipline:Compared to ethnography, the study of single groups through direct...
. The museum's displays include the history of agricultural education in the region, historic room and business displays, bird and wildlife dioramas, and other items of local history.
Near the city are small isolated hills known as monadnock
Monadnock
A monadnock or inselberg is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain...
s. The Montagne du College-de-Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière rises 119 metres at its summit.
City council
- Mayor: Sylvain Hudon
- Councillors: Pierre Darveau, Daniel Dubé, Lise Garneau, Louise Lacoursière, Steve Leclerc, Bernard Ouellet.
Statistics
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
:
- Population: 4,575
- % Change (2001-2006): +1.3
- Dwellings: 2,120
- Area (km2.): 21.73 km2
- Density (persons per km2.): 210.6