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Bellechasse
Location of Bellechasse
Coordinates: 46°44′N 70°43′W / 46.733°N 70.717°W / 46.733; -70.717[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
EffectiveJanuary 1, 1982
County seatSaint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
Government
 • TypePrefecture
 • PrefectHervé Blais
Area
 • Total1,781.50 km2 (687.84 sq mi)
 • Land1,751.06 km2 (676.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total37,233
 • Density21.3/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Change
2011-2016
Increase 5.4%
 • Dwellings
17,740
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area codes418 and 581
Websitewww.mrcbellechasse.qc.ca
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Bellechasse Regional County Municipality is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The county seat is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.[2]

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.[citation needed] The region belongs to the Lévis—Bellechasse federal electoral district.

Subdivisions

There are 20 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2016)[3]

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[5]

Attractions

Protected Areas

See also

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 141116". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b c d "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 190". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2016 Census Bellechasse, Municipalité régionale de comté [Census division], Quebec". Statistics Canada. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  4. ^ "Bellechasse Regional County Municipality (Code 2419) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map