Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière was a former
regional county municipality and
census division in
Quebec
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Desjardins Regional County Municipality
Desjardins was a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It and Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière Regional County Municipality were formed from the division of Lévis County in the 1980s. Desjardins ceased t ...
were formed from the division of
Lévis County in the 1980s. It ceased to exist when most of it, along with most of Desjardins RCM, amalgamated into the expanded city of
Lévis on January 1, 2002.
Subdivisions
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM consisted of:
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Charny
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Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon
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Saint-Jean-Chrysostome
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Saint-Nicolas
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Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 i ...
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Saint-Rédempteur
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Saint-Romuald
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Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville
Dissolution
When Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière RCM was dissolved, nearly all of its components amalgamated into the newly expanded Lévis:
* Saint-Étienne-de-Lauzon, Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Redempteur comprised the borough of
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Ouest.
* Charny, Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Saint-Romuald, and Sainte-Hélène-de-Breakeyville comprised the borough of
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est.
* Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon remained independent and joined
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 ...
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See also
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Municipal history of Quebec
The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but it really developed immediately prior to the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841 with the formation of municipal distr ...
References
Former regional county municipalities in Quebec
Populated places disestablished in 2002
Lévis, Quebec
2002 disestablishments in Quebec
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