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Lotbinière (French pronunciation: [lɔtbinjɛʁ]) is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 855 as of the Canada 2021 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.
Lotbinière | |
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 Location within Lotbinière RCM | |
  Lotbinière Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W / 46.62°N 71.93°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | January 1, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jean Bergeron |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.00 km2 (38.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 79.91 km2 (30.85 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 855 |
| • Density | 10.7/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016–2021 |  5.3% |
| • Dwellings | 562 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132 |
| Website | www |
History
editIt 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
edit- Moulin du Domaine, historical water-powered flour mill
- Moulin du Portage, historical water-powered flour mill
- Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing
References
edit- ^ "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 https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052433115&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Lotbiniere
External links
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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
