Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
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.
Lotbinière | |
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| Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Sainte-Croix |
| Government | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Maurice Sénécal |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,687.00 km2 (651.35 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,662.27 km2 (641.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
| • Total | 31,741 |
| • Density | 19.1/km2 (49/sq mi) |
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| • Dwellings | 14,642 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Subdivisions
There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
| Historical Census Data - Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Quebec | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2006 | 27,425 | — |
| 2011 | 29,617 | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 31,741 | +7.2% |
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Language
Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census[3]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
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| French only | 30,845 | 98.2% |
| English only | 230 | 0.7% |
| Both English and French | 110 | 0.3% |
| Other languages | 240 | 0.8% |
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]
References
- Reference number 141061 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "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.
- "Census Profile, 2016 Census Lotbinière, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- "(Code 2433) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Official Transport Quebec Road Map
External links
- (in French) Lotbinière Regional County
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