Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec
Notre-Dame-des-Pins is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,227 as of the Canada 2011 Census.
Notre-Dame-des-Pins | |
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Parish municipality | |
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
Notre-Dame-des-Pins Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°43′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
Constituted | June 29, 1926 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Pierre Bégin |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi) |
• Land | 23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,227 |
• Density | 51.2/km2 (133/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 453 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1K0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | |
Website | www.notredame despins.qc.ca |
Notre-Dame-des-Pins is known for its covered bridge crossing the Chaudière River. Built in 1928 and opened in 1929, it is 146 m long. It is the longest of its kind in Quebec and the second longest in Canada.
References
- Reference number 92439 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 29120 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2429120) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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