Laurier-Station

Laurier-Station
Village municipality
Aerial view of Laurier-Station
Aerial view of Laurier-Station
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Laurier-Station is located in Southern Quebec
Laurier-Station
Laurier-Station
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°32′N 71°38′W / 46.533°N 71.633°W / 46.533; -71.633
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1951
Named forSir Wilfrid Laurier
Government
 • MayorHuguette Charest
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
12.00 km2 (4.63 sq mi)
 • Land12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi)
 • Urban
2.97 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)
2,570
 • Density211.3/km2 (547/sq mi)
 • Urban
1,856
 • Urban density624.1/km2 (1,616/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0.1%
 • Dwellings
1,164
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 1N0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways
A-20 (TCH)
R-271
Census profile
MAMROT info33060
Toponymie info34717
Websitewww.ville.
laurier-station.qc.ca

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 Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It is also the town where the professional hockey player David Desharnais was born.

History

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.

Geography

Laurier-Station is situated 43 kilometres south-west of Quebec City. With a land area of 12.16 km², Laurier-Station is the smallest municipality in the Lotbinière RCM. Its territory is shaped like a parallelogram, approximately 1.7 km wide and 7 km long. Bordered by farmland, the Route de la Pointe-du-Jour forms its eastern boundary. Autoroute 20 runs through the municipality, with the town centred on either side of it. Boulevard Saint-Joseph (Route 271) is the main local thoroughfare. The village centre comprises a commercial and industrial area, running alongside the motorway, as well as a residential area. Farmland surrounds the village. The Huron River rises here and flows through part of Laurier-Station as it heads north. The municipality also has a few small agricultural streams. The terrain is flat, with elevations ranging from 100 to 130 metres.

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.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Reference number 34717". Banque de noms de lieux du Québec [Bank of place names of Quebec] (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 3 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33060". www.quebec.ca (in French). Gouvernement du Québec.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Laurier-Station, Village (VL) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2025-09-01.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.