Val-Alain | |
|---|---|
 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 / 46.417°N 71.750°W[1] | |
| 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 | |
| • 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) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |   A-20 (TCH) |
| Website | www |
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.