Val-Alain (French pronunciation: [val alɛ̃]) 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 986 as of 2021. 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 | |
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Covered Bridge of Val-Alain | |
![]() Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
Coordinates: 46°25′N 71°45′W / 46.417°N 71.750°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | January 1, 1950 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Rénald Grondin |
• Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi) |
• Land | 102.54 km2 (39.59 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 986 |
• Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 468 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Website | www |
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64756". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052433070&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Val-Alain [bare URL]
External links
edit- Val-Alain municipal website