Lotbinière, Quebec
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Municipality in Quebec, Canada
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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.
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
- Moulin du Domaine, historical water-powered flour mill
- Moulin du Portage, historical water-powered flour mill
- Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing
References
- ^ "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 "Lotbinière, Quebec (Code 2433115) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
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
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- Regional County Municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches:
Beauce-Sartigan - Bellechasse
- La Nouvelle-Beauce
- Les Appalaches
- Les Etchemins
- L'Islet
- Lotbinière
- Montmagny
- Robert-Cliche
- Independent Cities: Lévis