Val-Alain

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

Coat of arms

Location within Lotbinière RCM.

46°25′N 71°45′W / 46.417°N 71.750°W / 46.417; -71.750^[1]Country

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLotbinièreConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950Government

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• MayorRénald Grondin • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea

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• Total102.90 km² (39.73 sq mi) • Land102.54 km² (39.59 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total986 • Density9.6/km² (25/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021

6.7% • Dwellings

468Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

Area code(s)418 and 581Websitewww.val-alain.com

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.

References

^ "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