Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
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| Bellechasse | |
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| Regional county municipality | |
| Location of Bellechasse | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Effective | January 1, 1982 |
| County seat | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
| Government[2] | |
| • Type | Prefecture |
| • Prefect | Hervé Blais |
| Area[2][3] | |
| • Total | 1,781.50 km2 (687.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,749.64 km2 (675.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 35,318 |
| • Density | 20.2/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  6.0% |
| • Dwellings | 16,712 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.[2]
Saint-Lazare was originally chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Damien originally wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population.[citation needed] The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.
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Subdivisions
There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]
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Demographics
(Statistics Canada, 2001)
- Population: 29,570
- Population change (1996-2001): -0.4
- Dwellings: 13,109
- Area (km²): 1,626.67
- Density (per km².): 18.2
- National rank in terms of population: 173
- Provincial rank in terms of population: 61
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[4]
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Attractions
- Beaumont Mill, 1821 (Beaumont)
- Ferme Appalaches Safari Ranch (Saint-Lazare)
- Gold Museum (Saint-Philémon)
- Horse-drawn carriages Museum (Saint-Vallier)
- Le Ricaneux Artisanal Wine (Saint-Charles)
- Massif du Sud Ski Area (Saint-Philémon)
- Notre-Dame-de-Perpetual-Secours Historical Centre (Saint-Damien-de-Buckland)
Protected Areas
- Massif du Sud Regional Park
- St-Vallier National Migratory Bird Sanctuary
See also
References
- ↑ Reference number 141116 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Geographic code 190 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
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