Lotbinière, Quebec

This article is about the municipality of Lotbinière in Quebec. For other uses, see Lotbinière.

Lotbinière (French pronunciation: [lɔtbinjɛʁ]) is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 855 as of the Canada 2021 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
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	Jean Bergeron
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	100.00 km2 (38.61 sq mi)
• Land	79.91 km2 (30.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	855
• Density	10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
• Pop 2016–2021	5.3%
• Dwellings	562
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 1S0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-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.

Attractions

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