Lotbinière, Quebec

Lotbinière
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Lotbinière Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W / 46.617°N 71.933°WCoordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W / 46.617°N 71.933°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 1, 1979
Government[2]
• Mayor	Maurice Sénécal
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	100.00 km^2 (38.61 sq mi)
• Land	80.02 km^2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	887
• Density	11.1/km^2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	581
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 132
Website	www.municipalite. lotbiniere.qc.ca

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 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.

Points of interest

• Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing

References

1. Reference number 92470 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 33115 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2433115) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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