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
Parish municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Notre-Dame-des-Pins
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°43′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedJune 29, 1926
Government
  MayorPierre Bégin
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
  Total25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi)
  Land23.95 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total1,227
  Density51.2/km2 (133/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
15.2%
  Dwellings
453
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1K0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-73

Route 173
Websitewww.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.

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