Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a

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in the

Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...

region of

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. 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

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Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM: ;Municipalities (13) *

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Saint-Anselme Saint-Anselme is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the second biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri. The Etchemin River goes through the villag ...

Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse is a village with a population of 2,159 (2006 Census), established about 20 km southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 km2. It is a rural commun ...

* Saint-Gervais *

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* Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse *

Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse is a municipality of about 1,800 people about 20 km east of Lévis, in Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is a mostly rural community, and it was ch ...

* 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-Philémon

Demographics

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, 2016)'' * Population: 37,233 * Population change (2011-2016): +5.4 * Dwellings: 17,740 * Area (km²): 1,751.06 * Population Density (per km².): 21.3

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:Official Transport Quebec Road Map
/ref> * Autoroutes ** * Principal Highways ** ** * Secondary Highways ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * External Routes ** None

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

References

{{Authority control Regional county municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches Census divisions of Quebec