Val-Alain is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 930 as of 2009. It is named after Alain Chartier Joly de Lotbinière, grandson of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, former premier of Quebec. "Monsieur Alain," as he was known, headed the Lotbinière seigneurie from 1911 to 1954.

Val-Alain
Municipality
Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Val-Alain Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°25′N 71°45′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 1, 1950
Government [2]
• Mayor	Rénald Grondin
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
• Land	102.32 km2 (39.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	955
• Density	9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.0%
• Dwellings	446
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 3H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Website	www.val-alain.com

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

External links

• Val-Alain municipal website