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Lotbinière, Quebec

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Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°37′N 71°56′W / 46.62°N 71.93°W / 46.62; -71.93^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLotbinièreConstitutedJanuary 1, 1979Government

^[2]

• MayorMaurice Sénécal • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total100.00 km² (38.61 sq mi) • Land80.02 km² (30.90 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[3]

• Total887 • Density11.1/km² (29/sq mi) • Pop 2006–2011

4.7% • Dwellings

581Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0S 1S0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-132Websitewww.municipalite-lotbiniere.com

Lotbinière is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 887 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after the seigneurie of which it was part. Bordered in the northwest by the Saint Lawrence River, Lotbinière is part of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec network.

History

It was constituted in 1979 from the amalgamation of the parish of Saint-Louis-de-Lotbinière and the village of Lotbinière. The area was initially settled by French colonizers at the end of the 17th century. It is named after René-Louis Chartier de Lotbinière, who was granted the seigneury of Lotbinière in 1672.

Points of interest

Moulin du Domaine, historical water-powered flour mill
Moulin du Portage, historical water-powered flour mill
Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 92470". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33115". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Lotbinière, Quebec (Code 2433115) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

External links

Media related to Lotbinière, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
Commission de toponymie du Québec
Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire