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Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Centre is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Chaudière River, between La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality and Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality. Established in 1982 as the successor to Beauce County under the name Robert-Cliche, Beauce-Centre is made up of ten municipalities and is mainly French-speaking. The territory is a mix of urban and rural. Beauceville, the county seat, is the most populated municipality. It was originally named after Quebecois politician, writer, lawyer, and judge Robert Cliche. He was born in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, one of Beauce-Centre's municipalities. The regional county municipality's name was officially changed on . Subdivisions There are 10 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Beauceville * Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce ;Municipalities (3) * Saint-Alfred * Saint-Joseph-des-Érables * Saint-Victor ;Parishes (4) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional County Municipality
The term regional county municipality or RCM (''french: municipalité régionale de comté, MRC'') is used in Quebec, Canada to refer to one of 87 county-like political entities. In some older English translations they were called county regional municipality. Regional county municipalities are a supralocal type of regional municipality, and act as the local municipality in Unorganized area#Quebec, unorganized territories within their borders. The system of regional county municipalities was introduced beginning in 1979 to replace the List of former counties of Quebec, historic counties of Quebec. In most cases, the territory of an RCM corresponds to that of a Census geographic units of Canada, census division; however, there are a few exceptions. Some local municipalities are outside any regional county municipality (''hors MRC''). This includes some municipalities within Urban agglomerations in Quebec, urban agglomerations and also some aboriginal lands, such as Indian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Alfred, Quebec
Saint-Alfred is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 519 as of 2021. It is named after Alfred the Great and as a tribute to Joseph-Alfred Langlois, Bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ... of Valleyfield. References Commission de toponymie du Québec Municipaliti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lotbinière Regional County Municipality
Lotbinière 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. Subdivisions There are 18 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Municipalities (14) * Dosquet * Leclercville * Lotbinière * Saint-Agapit * Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly * Saint-Apollinaire * Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière * Sainte-Croix * Saint-Flavien * Saint-Gilles * Saint-Janvier-de-Joly * Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage * Saint-Sylvestre * Val-Alain ;Parishes (3) * Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun * Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière * Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage ;Villages (1) * Laurier-Station Demographics Language Mother tongue from 2016 Canadian Census Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Les Appalaches ( ''Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches'') is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe. The county seat and largest city is Thetford Mines. The name of the RCM is linked to its location in the Appalachian Mountains with Mounts Adstock, Caribou, Oak, and Saint-Adrien being the highest. Until 2008, it was known as L'Amiante Regional County Municipality, because of the importance of asbestos mining in the region (''amiante'' is French for "asbestos"). Subdivisions There are 19 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Cities & Towns (2) * Disraeli * Thetford Mines ;Municipalities (13) * Adstock * Beaulac-Garthby * East Broughton * Irlande * Kinnear's Mills * Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande * Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce * Saint-Fortunat * Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds * Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf * Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality
Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM. Les Etchemins can be found on the Maine border, southeast of Quebec City. Subdivisions There are 13 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Municipalities (10) * Lac-Etchemin * Saint-Benjamin * Sainte-Aurélie * Sainte-Justine * Sainte-Rose-de-Watford * Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague * Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse * Saint-Magloire * Saint-Prosper * Saint-Zacharie ;Parishes (3) * Saint-Camille-de-Lellis * Saint-Cyprien * Sainte-Sabine Transportation Access Routes Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border: * Autoroutes ** None * Principal Highways ** None * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None See also * List of regional c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality
Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Lazare was chosen as the county seat because of its central location. Other municipalities, such as Saint-Anselme, Sainte-Claire, and Saint-Damien had wanted to be the county seat because of their larger population. The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district. Subdivisions There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Municipalities (13) * Armagh * Beaumont * Honfleur * Saint-Anselme * Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse * Saint-Gervais * Saint-Henri * Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse * Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse * Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse * Saint-Raphaël * Saint-Vallier * Sainte-Claire ;Parishes (7) * La Durantaye * Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland * Saint-Damien-de-Buckland * Saint-Léon-de-Standon * Saint-Malachie * Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester * Saint-Philà ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauce, Quebec
Beauce (; ) is a List of Quebec regions#Historical and Traditional, historical and traditional region of Quebec located south of Quebec City. It corresponds approximately to the Regional county municipality, regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Beauce-Sartigan, Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality, Beauce-Centre and La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec, La Nouvelle-Beauce, and its major communities are Saint-Georges, Quebec, Saint-Georges, Sainte-Marie, Quebec, Sainte-Marie, Beauceville, Quebec, Beauceville, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Quebec, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce and Saint-Victor, Quebec, Saint-Victor. Name The first record of the name goes back to 1739. "Nouvelle Beauce" (New Beauce) designated the ''Seigneurial system of New France, seigneuries'' granted earlier along the Chaudière River and which would later become the current cities of Sainte-Marie, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Beauceville, and Saint-Georges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regional County Municipalities And Equivalent Territories In Quebec
This is a list of the regional county municipalities (RCM or MRC) and equivalent territories (TE) in the province of Quebec, Canada. They are given along with their geographical codes as specified by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy, and the administrative regions to which they belong. RCMs are county-like units of government at the supralocal level. However, not all municipalities belong to an RCM. In order to use RCMs for statistical purposes, some municipalities (mostly Indian reserves) are viewed as belonging to RCMs they do not belong to legally. The possibly enlarged RCMs are called ''municipalités régionales de comté géographiques'' (MRCG) as opposed to the legal ones known as ''municipalités régionales de comté juridiques'' (MRCJ). The remaining municipalities are grouped into ''territories equivalent to an RCM'' (French: ''territoires équivalents à une MRC'') or TEs, which are also considered MRCGs. This way, MRCGs cover the ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tring-Jonction, Quebec
Tring-Jonction is a village in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,526 as of 2021. It is named after Tring, a town in Hertfordshire, England. "Jonction" refers to the Quebec Central railway station that was built in 1881. History Tring-Jonction was founded in 1918 by Ephrem Lagueux by splitting away from Saint-Frédéric-de-Beauce. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Tring-Jonction had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References Villages in Quebec Incorp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Saint-Séverin is a parish in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 300 as of 2021. It is named after Reverend Édouard-Séverin Fafard, founder of the parish in 1864. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ..., Saint-Séverin had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Severin Parish municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Quebec
Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne is a parish municipality in Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,407 as of the Canada 2021 Census. The parish's name honours Reverend Pierre-François-Xavier-''Odilon''-Marie-Alphonse Paradis, first priest of Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, while "Cranbourne" comes from Cranborne, a village in East Dorset, England. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Notable people * Simon Nolet, a former National Hockey League player * Prosper-Edmond Lessard Prosper-Edmond Lessard (February 3, 1873 – April 11, 1931) was a Canadian businessman, militia officer and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Jules, Quebec
Saint-Jules is a parish municipality in the Beauce-Centre Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 547 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Pope Julius I. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Jules had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. Population Population trend:Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ... census Notable people * Janvier Grondin, Coalition Avenir Québec politician * Placide Poulin, businessman References Commission de toponymie du Québ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |