Lotbinière Regional County Municipality

Lotbinière is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2016 Canadian Census, the RCM had a population of 31,741.[3] Its seat is in Sainte-Croix.

Lotbinière
Regional county municipality
Location of Lotbinière
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSainte-Croix
Government
[2]
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectDaniel Turcotte
Area
[2][3]
 • Total1,687.00 km2 (651.35 sq mi)
 • Land1,662.27 km2 (641.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total34 553
 • Density19.1/km2 (49/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings
14,642
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrclotbiniere.org

Subdivisions

There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics
Historical Census Data - Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Quebec
YearPop.±%
2006 27,425—    
2011 29,617+8.0%
2016 31,741+7.2%
[4][3]

Language

Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 30,845 98.2%
English only 230 0.7%
Both English and French 110 0.3%
Other languages 240 0.8%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

See also

References
  1. "Reference number 141061 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Lotbinière Regional County Municipality". Archived from the original on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census Lotbinière, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. "Lotbinière Regional County Municipality (Code 2433) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. Official Transport Quebec Road Map



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