Lotbinière is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 887 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after the seigneurie of which it was part. Bordered in the northwest by the Saint Lawrence River, Lotbinière is part of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec network.

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Lotbinière
Municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Lotbinière Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 1, 1979
Government [2]
• Mayor	Maurice Sénécal
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	100.00 km2 (38.61 sq mi)
• Land	80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	887
• Density	11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
• Pop 2006–2011	4.7%
• Dwellings	581
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 132
Website	www.municipalite-lotbiniere.com

History

It was constituted in 1979 from the amalgamation of the parish of Saint-Louis-de-Lotbinière and the village of Lotbinière. The area was initially settled by French colonizers at the end of the 17th century. It is named after René-Louis Chartier de Lotbinière, who was granted the seigneury of Lotbinière in 1672.

Points of interest

• Moulin du Domaine, historical water-powered flour mill
• Moulin du Portage, historical water-powered flour mill
• Saint Lawrence River HVDC Powerline Crossing

References

External links

• Media related to Lotbinière, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire