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Laurier-Station, Quebec 
Summary
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 | |
|---|---|
 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Laurier-Station | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Laurier-Station Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°WCoordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | January 1, 1951 |
| Named for | Wilfrid Laurier[1] |
| 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 | |
| • 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) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways   A-20 (TCH) |  Route 271 |
| Census profile | 2433060[3] |
| MAMROT info | 33060[2] |
| Toponymie info | 34717[1] |
| 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.
Notable peopleEdit
- Laurent Beaudoin – businessman
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c "Reference number 34717 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b c "Geographic code 33060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b c "(Code 2433060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire