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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
Lotbinière
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCMLocation within Lotbinière RCM
Lotbinière is located in Southern QuebecLotbinièreLotbinièreLocation in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W / 46.62°N 71.93°W / 46.62; -71.93
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1979
Government
 • MayorJean Bergeron
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total100.00 km (38.61 sq mi)
 • Land79.91 km (30.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total855
 • Density10.7/km (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016–2021Increase 5.3%
 • Dwellings562
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)G0S 1S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.municipalite-lotbiniere.com Edit this at Wikidata

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.

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

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 92470". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33115". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ 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

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Places adjacent to Lotbinière, Quebec
Deschambault-Grondines
Saint Lawrence River
Portneuf
Saint Lawrence River
Lotbinière Sainte-Croix
Leclercville Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
Quebec Subdivisions of Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
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