Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière

Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Municipality

Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°W / 46.383; -71.417Coordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°W / 46.383; -71.417[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted February 3, 1999
Government[2]
 • Mayor Gilbert Breton
 • Federal riding Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Total 166.70 km2 (64.36 sq mi)
 • Land 166.16 km2 (64.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,145
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.7%
 • Dwellings 494
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0S 2A0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 218
Route 271
Website www.ste-agathelotb.qc.ca

Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 833 as of 2009. This town is also known for La Ferme Laitière Du Village Run by Luc Poirier. This Highly Profitable farm that earns approximately 52 046 962 dollars per year (according to a report from 2008) is very well known for its interesting process with new born calves

Although the new constitution dates from 1743, following the amalgamation of the village and parish of Sainte-Agathe, the territory was opened to colonizers in 1830. Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière's early development was linked to the construction of the chemins Craig and Gosford in the mid-19th century.

It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 251.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 351708 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 33017 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2433017) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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