Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Quebec
| Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière | |
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| Municipality | |
 Location within Lotbinière RCM. |
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 Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
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| Coordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°WCoordinates: 46°23′N 71°25′W / 46.383°N 71.417°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | February 3, 1999 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 166.70 km2 (64.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 166.16 km2 (64.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,145 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 4.7% |
| • Dwellings | 494 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 2A0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 218 Route 271
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| Website | www |
Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. Part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region, it had a population of 1,231 as of 2009. This town is also known for La Fermentation Laitière Du Village Run by Luc Poirier This Highly Profitable farm is very well known for its interesting process with newborn calves.
Although the new constitution dates from 1999, following the amalgamation of the village and parish of Sainte-Agathe, the territory was opened to colonizers in 1830. Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière's early development was linked to the construction of the chemins Craig and Gosford in the mid-19th century.
It is named after Agatha of Sicily, who died as a martyr in 251.
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