Laurier-Station

Village municipality in Quebec, Canada

Laurier-Station

Village municipality

Aerial view of Laurier-Station

Location within Lotbinière RCM.

Laurier-Station

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W﻿ / ﻿46.533°N 71.633°W﻿ / 46.533; -71.633[1]
Country| Canada
Province| Quebec
Region| Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM| Lotbinière
Constituted| January 1, 1951
Named after| Wilfrid Laurier[1]
Government

[2]

• Mayor| Huguette Charest
• Federal riding| Lévis—Lotbinière
• Prov. riding| Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area

[2][3]

• Total

| 12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
• Land| 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
| There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population

(2021)[3]

• Total

| 2,570
• Density| 211.3/km2 (547/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021

|  0.1%
• Dwellings

| 1,164
Time zone| UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)|

G0S 1N0

Area code(s)| 418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)|
R-271
Census profile| [1][3]
MAMROT info| 33060[2]
Toponymie info| 34717[1]
Website| www.ville.
laurier-station.qc.ca

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Laurier-Station (French pronunciation: [loʁje stasjɔ̃]) is a village municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 2,570 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

It is named after its train station, Laurier, which is itself named in honour of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier. It is also the town where the professional hockey player David Desharnais was born.

## History

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Laurier-Station was originally part of Saint-Flavien but split away in 1951 to become a municipality of its own. The railway station, built in 1880, launched the development of the region. In the 1950s, the advent of the Trans-Canada Highway and furniture manufacturing industries propelled the town's development.

## Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Laurier-Station had a population of 2,570 living in 1,126 of its 1,164 total private dwellings, a change of -0.1% from its 2016 population of 2,573. With a land area of 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.3/km2 (547.4/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

## Notable people

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* Laurent Beaudoin – businessman
* David Desharnais \- ice hockey player

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34717". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. ^ a b c https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Laurier-Station&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052433060&HEADERlist=0
4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

* Commission de toponymie du Québec
* Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

Places adjacent to Laurier-Station

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Laurier-Station

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Saint-Janvier-de-Joly |  | Saint-Flavien

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Subdivisions of Lotbinière Regional County Municipality

Municipalities|

* Dosquet
* Leclercville
* Lotbinière
* Saint-Agapit
* Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
* Saint-Apollinaire
* Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière
* Sainte-Croix
* Saint-Flavien
* Saint-Gilles
* Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
* Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage
* Saint-Sylvestre
* Val-Alain

Parishes|

* Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun
* Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
* Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage

Villages|

* Laurier-Station

* Regional county municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches:
Beauce-Sartigan
* Bellechasse
* La Nouvelle-Beauce
* Les Appalaches
* Les Etchemins
* L'Islet
* Lotbinière
* Montmagny
* Robert-Cliche

* Independent cities: Lévis

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