Val-Alain

Val-Alain
Municipality
Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
Coat of arms
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Val-Alain Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°25′N 71°45′W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Lotbinière
Constituted	January 1, 1950
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Turcotte
• Federal riding	Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area
• Total	102.90 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
• Land	102.54 km2 (39.59 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	986
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	6.7%
• Dwellings	468
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0S 3H0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	A-20 (TCH)
Website	www.val-alain.com

Val-Alain (French pronunciation: [val alɛ̃]) is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 986 as of 2021. It is named after Alain Chartier Joly de Lotbinière, the grandson of Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, a former premier of Quebec. "Monsieur Alain," as he was known, headed the Lotbinière seigneurie from 1911 to 1954.

References

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

External links

• Val-Alain municipal website