Lotbinière, Quebec

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.

Lotbinière
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Lotbinière
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°37′N 71°56′W
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1979
Government
  MayorMaurice Sénécal
  Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
  Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Total100.00 km2 (38.61 sq mi)
  Land80.02 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total887
  Density11.1/km2 (29/sq mi)
  Pop 2006–2011
4.7%
  Dwellings
581
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
Websitewww.municipalite-lotbiniere.com
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