Laurier-Station, Quebec

Laurier-Station
Village municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Laurier-Station Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°WCoordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 1, 1951
Named for	Wilfrid Laurier[1]
Government[2]
• Mayor	Pierrette Trépanier
• Federal riding	Lévis—Lotbinière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	12.00 km^2 (4.63 sq mi)
• Land	12.01 km^2 (4.64 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,634
• Density	219.3/km^2 (568/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	9.6%
• Dwellings	1,086
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways A-20	Route 271
Census profile	2433060[3]
MAMROT info	33060[2]
Toponymie info	34717[1]
Website	www.ville. laurier-station.qc.ca

Laurier-Station is a village municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,634 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

It is named after its train station, Laurier, itself named in honour of prime minister Wilfrid Laurier. It is also the town where the professional hockey player David Desharnais was born. Desharnais is today part of the prestigious NHL team Montreal Canadiens.

References

1. Reference number 34717 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 33060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2433060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire