La Pocatière
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 : -6.8
- Dwellings: 2,137
- Area : 21.73 km2
- Density : 196.3
Economy
has a plant which manufactures subway and railway cars:
The plant was built in 1961 to build Moto-Ski snowmobiles and the plant was converted to railcars in 1971.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 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
There are three post-secondary institutions in La Pocatière:
The town has three public schools under the Commission scolaire de Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup:
La Pocatière is twinned with:
