Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Quebec

Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°WCoordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	February 3, 1999
Government[2]
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	166.70 km^2 (64.36 sq mi)
• Land	166.16 km^2 (64.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,145
• Density	6.9/km^2 (18/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	494
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0S 2A0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 218 Route 271
Website	www.ste-agathelotb.qc.ca

Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,231 as of 2009.

Although the new constitution dates from 1999, following the amalgamation of the village and parish of Sainte-Agathe, the territory was opened to colonizers in 1830. Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière's early development was linked to the construction of the chemins Craig and Gosford in the mid-19th century.

It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 251.

References

1. Reference number 351708 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 33017 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2433017) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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