Lotbinière Regional County Municipality

Lotbinière
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.600°W / 46.517; -71.600
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSainte-Croix
Government
  TypePrefecture
  PrefectDaniel Turcotte
Area
  Total
1,687.00 km2 (651.35 sq mi)
  Land1,662.27 km2 (641.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
  Total
34 553
  Density19.1/km2 (49/sq mi)
  Change
2011-2016
7.2%
  Dwellings
14,642
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Websitewww.mrclotbiniere.org

Lotbinière (French pronunciation: [lɔtbinjɛʁ]) is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. It is an almost exclusively rural RCM, with no village with a population above 4,000. As of the 2016 Canadian census, the RCM had a population of 31,741. Its seat is in Sainte-Croix.