Laurier-Station, Quebec

Laurier-Station
Village municipality

Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Laurier-Station
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W / 46.533; -71.633Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W / 46.533; -71.633[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted January 1, 1951
Named for Wilfrid Laurier[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Pierrette Trépanier
 • Federal riding Lévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Total 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
 • Land 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,634
 • Density 219.3/km2 (568/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 9.6%
 • Dwellings 1,086
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0S 1N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
Route 271
Census profile 2433060[3]
MAMROT info 33060[2]
Toponymie info 34717[1]
Website www.ville.
laurier-station.qc.ca

Laurier-Station is a village municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,634 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

It is named after its train station, Laurier, itself named in honour of prime minister Wilfrid Laurier. It is also the town where the professional hockey player David Desharnais was born.


Notable People

  • Laurent Beaudion - businessman

References

  1. 1 2 3 Reference number 34717 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic code 33060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 3 "(Code 2433060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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