Beauce-Centre is a
regional county municipality in the
Chaudière-Appalaches region of southeastern
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
, Canada. It is located on the
Chaudière River, between
La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality
La Nouvelle-Beauce (''New Beauce'') is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, along the Chaudière River.
Establish ...
and
Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality
Beauce-Sartigan is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The county seat is Saint-Georges.
The Chaudière River flows through it. It shares its eastern border with Maine, United States.
The nam ...
.
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
Beauceville is a city in, and the seat of, the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,185 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Beauceville's new cons ...
, 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
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 5,014 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
The new city constitution dat ...
, 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)
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Beauceville
Beauceville is a city in, and the seat of, the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 6,185 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
Beauceville's new cons ...
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Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce is a city in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 5,014 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
The new city constitution dat ...
;Municipalities (3)
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Saint-Alfred
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Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables 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 377 as of 2021.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the we ...
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Saint-Victor
;Parishes (4)
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Saint-Frédéric
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Saint-Jules
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Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne
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Saint-Séverin
;Villages (1)
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Tring-Jonction
Transportation
Access Routes
Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:
* Autoroutes
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* Principal Highways
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* Secondary Highways
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* External Routes
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See also
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List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec
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Beauce, Quebec
Beauce (; ) is a historical and traditional region of Quebec located south of Quebec City. It corresponds approximately to the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan, Beauce-Centre and La Nouvelle-Beauce, and its major communities a ...
References
External links
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Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality
Regional county municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches
Census divisions of Quebec
Quebec City Area
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