Laurier-Station, Quebec
Laurier-Station is a village municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,634 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Laurier-Station | |
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Aerial view of Laurier-Station | |
Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
Laurier-Station Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | January 1, 1951 |
| Named for | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierrette Trépanier |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Lotbinière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.01 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,634 |
| • Density | 219.3/km2 (568/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 9.6% |
| • Dwellings | 1,086 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 1N0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-20 (TCH) | R-271 |
| Census profile | 2433060 |
| MAMROT info | 33060 |
| Toponymie info | 34717 |
| Website | www.ville. laurier-station.qc.ca |
It is named after its train station, Laurier, itself named in honour of prime minister Wilfrid Laurier. It is also the town where the professional hockey player David Desharnais was born.
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