Val-Alain

Val-Alain
Municipality
Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
Coat of arms of Val-Alain
Coat of arms
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; -71.750[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950
Government
[2]
 • MayorDaniel Turcotte
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
 • Land102.54 km2 (39.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
986
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 6.7%
 • Dwellings
468
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 3H0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways A-20 (TCH)
Websitewww.val-alain.com

Val-Alain (French pronunciation: [val alɛ̃]) is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality 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, the grandson of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, a former premier of Quebec. "Monsieur Alain," as he was known, headed the Lotbinière seigneurie from 1911 to 1954.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 64756". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Val-Alain, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.


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