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.

This article is about the municipality of Lotbinière in Quebec. For other uses, see Lotbinière.

Lotbinière
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM
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
 4.7%
 • Dwellings
581
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 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 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 33115 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2433115) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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