Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Quebec

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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 / 46.183°N 70.717°W / 46.183; -70.717Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°43′W / 46.183°N 70.717°W / 46.183; -70.717[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted June 29, 1926
Government[2]
 • Mayor Pierre Bégin
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • 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 Increase 15.2%
 • Dwellings 453
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0M 1K0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 173
Website www.notredame
despins.qc.ca

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 is known for its covered bridge crossing the Chaudière River. Built in 1928 and opened in 1929, it is 146-metre long. It is the longest of its kind in Quebec, and the second longest in Canada.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 92439 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 29120 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2429120) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 


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