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Lotbinière Regional County Municipality

Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.600°W / 46.517; -71.600
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Lotbinière
Location of Lotbinière
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.600°W / 46.517; -71.600[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSainte-Croix
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectDaniel Turcotte
Area
 • 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

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.

Subdivisions

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There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

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

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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

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Access Routes

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141061". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e "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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