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Laurier-Station, Quebec

Laurier-Station
Village municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Laurier-Station is located in Southern Quebec
Laurier-Station
Laurier-Station
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W / 46.533; -71.633Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W / 46.533; -71.633
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)
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contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,634
 • Density 219.3/km2 (568/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 9.6%
 • Dwellings 1,086
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 1N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways
A-20

Route 271
Census profile 2433060
MAMROT info 33060
Toponymie info 34717
Website www.ville.
laurier-station.qc.ca

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.

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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