Lotbinière, Quebec

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 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
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Lotbinière is located in Southern Quebec
Lotbinière
Lotbinière
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1979
Government
  MayorMaurice Sénécal
  Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
  Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Total100.00 km2 (38.61 sq mi)
  Land80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population
  Total887
  Density11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Pop 2006–2011
Decrease 4.7%
  Dwellings
581
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.municipalite-lotbiniere.com

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. "Reference number 92470 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 33115 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Lotbinière, Quebec (Code 2433115) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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