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 1,812 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Notre-Dame-des-Pins | |
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 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[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | June 29, 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pierre Bégin |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.00 km2 (9.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 24.09 km2 (9.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,812 |
| • Density | 75.2/km2 (195/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  13.7% |
| • Dwellings | 763 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways  A-73 |  R-173 |
| Website | www.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.
Toponymy
editWhen the municipality was founded, in 1926, the original name was Notre-Dame-de-la-Providence. Since the name never really established itself in local usage, it was changed to Notre-Dame-des-Pins in 1978.[4]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Notre-Dame-des-Pins had a population of 1,812 living in 745 of its 763 total private dwellings, a change of 13.7% from its 2016 population of 1,594. With a land area of 24.09 km2 (9.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.2/km2 (194.8/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 92439". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29120". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Paroisse (Municipalité de) (PE) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Fiche descriptive".
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire