Deroche

Demographic figures from Statistics Canada. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Deroche is an unincorporated community at the foot of Nicomen Mountain in the Fraser Valley region of southwestern British Columbia. Encompassing the northeastern part of Nicomen Island, the infrastructure is centred on the northern shore of Nicomen Slough. The locality, on BC Highway 7, is by road about 29 kilometres (18 mi) west of Agassiz, 89 kilometres (55 mi) east of Vancouver, and 21 kilometres (13 mi) east of Mission. Deroche is part of the Fraser Valley Regional District Electoral Area G.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Patrick Gallagher

Canadian actor

D

Dave Archibald

ice hockey player

Mark Strahl

Canadian politician

Nathan Martz

Canadian ice hockey player

D

Doug Ast

Canadian ice hockey and roller hockey player

T

Tyler Christopher

athletics competitor

J

Jim Vallance

Canadian record producer

Rita Steblin

Canadian musicologist

Steven Point

Canadian judge

Tony Clarke

Canadian anti-free trade activist and author (1944–2024)

Keith Hunter Jesperson

Canadian-American serial killer

M

Margaret Commodore

Canadian politician

A

Amber Allen

association football player

B

Brittney Wilson

Canadian actress

R

Randy Maxwell

Canadian ice hockey player

G

Gayle Friesen

Canadian writer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in British Columbia

• Leq'á:mel
  2.1 mi away
• Lake Errock
  3.6 mi away
• Qweqwe'ópelhp / Kwawkwawapilt
  4.6 mi away
• Sq'ewqéyl / Skowkale
  6.6 mi away
• Th'ewá:lí / Soowahlie
  8.9 mi away
• Cultus Lake
  9.4 mi away
• Sts'a'í:les / Sts'ailes
  10.5 mi away
• Arnold
  12.7 mi away
• Máthxwi / Matsqui
  13.5 mi away
• Popkum
  13.7 mi away
• Bridal Falls
  15 mi away
• Laidlaw
  22.7 mi away

Browse all places in British Columbia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Electric, Whatcom, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 47 mi
• Wildfire Thunder Creek, Skagit, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 65 mi
• Wildfire SISI, Chelan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 81 mi
• Wildfire SINLAHEKIN, Okanogan, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 113 mi
• Wildfire KING, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-19 · 124 mi
• Wildfire GOAT, Kittitas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 128 mi
• Wildfire PEARL HILL, Douglas, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 140 mi
• Wildfire BRADEEN HILL, Stevens, Washington
  Wildfires · 2026-07-25 · 190 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Douglas's Squirrel

Tamiasciurus douglasii

Seen 2026-09-17

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

Seen 2026-09-17

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Seen 2026-09-17

Wood Duck

Aix sponsa

Seen 2026-09-17

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2026-09-17

Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Seen 2026-09-17

Spotted Towhee

Pipilo maculatus

Seen 2026-09-17

Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Snowberry

Symphoricarpos albus

Seen 2026-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).