La Pocatière (French pronunciation: [la pɔkatjɛʁ]) is a town in the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada.

[4] Alstom has a 51,135 square metres (550,410 sq ft) 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[5] (Bombardier continued to market Moto-Ski until 1985).

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.

City council consists of a mayor and six councillors: As of 2024 the council consisted of: 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: