Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec
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 | |
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Parish municipality | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Notre-Dame-des-Pins Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°43′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | June 29, 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Bégin |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • 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 |  |
| • Dwellings | 453 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 1K0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
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| Website | www.notredame despins.qc.ca |
Notre-Dame-des-Pins is known for its covered bridge crossing the Chaudière River. Built in 1928 and opened in 1929, it is 146 m long. It is the longest of its kind in Quebec and the second longest in Canada.
References
- Reference number 92439 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 29120 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2429120) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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