Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse () is a village with a population of 2,583 (2021 Census), established about southeast of
Lévis
Lévis () is a city in eastern Quebec, Canada, located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite Quebec City. A ferry links Old Quebec with Old Lévis, and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect we ...
in 1749, in the
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 locat ...
. Its total area is It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel (Cuisichef), Georges Laflamme Home Hardware, Aliments Breton, Unicoop and many small enterprises. It is also the home of the École secondaire Saint-Charles high school.
The
Boyer River, CN Railway, road 218 and road 279 cross the municipality. There are two small lakes inside the municipality, lakes St.Charles and lake Beaumont.
Demographics
Population
References
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Commission de la toponymie du Québec. Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (Municipalité)*
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse official website*
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasselocal newspaper Au fil de La Boyer.
Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
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