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Place Name
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Boucherville
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Pronunciation
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BOO-shuhr-vil
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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33,796 (1991)
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Location
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Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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45°37'N
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Longitude
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73°27'W
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Boucherville
(BOO-shuhr-vil), city (1991 pop. 33,796), suburb
of Montreal, S Que., E Canada, on SE shore of the St. Lawrence R., and
10 mi/16 km NE of Montreal; 45°37'N
73°27'W. Mfg. (printing presses, paper and paperboard prods.,
pharmaceuticals, hardware, plastic prods., crushed stone). La Fontaine
Bridge/tunnel to Montreal Isl. is S. Iles des
Boucherville opposite city. Founded 1668 by Pierre Boucher; manor house
built by him still stands nearby, now owned by Jesuits.
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