Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Quebec
Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière | |
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 71°50′W / 46.567°N 71.833°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | December 1, 1862 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Soucy |
• Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 98.50 km2 (38.03 sq mi) |
• Land | 98.54 km2 (38.05 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 1,248 |
• Density | 12.7/km2 (33/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.0% |
• Dwellings | 531 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-226 |
Website | www.municipalite. st-edouard.qc.ca |
Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière is a parish municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,248 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after reverend Édouard Faucher, founder and first priest of the parish, and René-Louis Chartier de Lotbinière, first owner of the seigneurie in which Saint-Édouard lay.
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56141". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33080". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Quebec (Code 2433080) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.