Laurier-Station,_Quebec

Laurier-Station, Quebec

Laurier-Station, Quebec

Village municipality in Quebec, Canada


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.

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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.

Demographics

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


References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 34717". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33060". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.



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