Val-Alain
Sign in to saveVal-Alain () 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.
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- Val-Alain
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- Municipality
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- Covered Bridge of Val-Alain
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- Location within Lotbinière RCM.
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- Canada Southern Quebec
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- Location in southern Quebec.
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- Chaudière-Appalaches
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- RCM
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- Lotbinière
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- Constituted
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- January 1, 1950
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Val-Alain () 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
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