Val-Alain, Quebec

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Val-Alain
Municipality
Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Val-Alain is located in Southern Quebec
Val-Alain
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
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950
Government
[2]
 • MayorRénald Grondin
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
 • Land102.32 km2 (39.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total955
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 6.0%
 • Dwellings
446
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 3H0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.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 (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 33070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2433070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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