Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec

Notre-Dame-des-Pins
Parish municipality

Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Pins
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°43′W / 46.183°N 70.717°W / 46.183; -70.717Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°43′W / 46.183°N 70.717°W / 46.183; -70.717[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted June 29, 1926
Government[2]
 • Mayor Pierre Bégin
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • Total 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi)
 • Land 23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,227
 • Density 51.2/km2 (133/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 15.2%
 • Dwellings 453
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0M 1K0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-73
Route 173
Website www.notredame
despins.qc.ca

Notre-Dame-des-Pins is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,227 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

Notre-Dame-des-Pins is known for its covered bridge crossing the Chaudière River. Built in 1928 and opened in 1929, it is 146 metres long. It is the longest of its kind in Quebec, and the second longest in Canada.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 92439 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 29120 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2429120) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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