Val-Alain, Quebec

Val-Alain
Municipality

Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Val-Alain

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°25′N 71°45′W / 46.417°N 71.750°W / 46.417; -71.750Coordinates: 46°25′N 71°45′W / 46.417°N 71.750°W / 46.417; -71.750[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 Increase 6.0%
 • Dwellings 446
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 3H0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Website www.val-alain.com

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.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 64756 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 33070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2433070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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