Chaudière-Appalaches
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| Chaudière-Appalaches | |
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| Region | |
 Map of Chaudière-Appalaches within Quebec. |
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| Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°WCoordinates: 46°29′N 70°37′W / 46.483°N 70.617°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Government | |
| • Regional conference of elected officers | Maurice Sénécal (President) |
| Area[1][2] | |
| • Land | 15,080.30 km2 (5,822.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
| • Total | 410,829 |
| • Density | 27.2/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Chaudière-Appalaches (French pronunciation: [ʃodjɛʁ apalaʃ]) 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 the Appalachian Mountains.
Chaudière-Appalaches has a population of 410,829 residents (as of the Canada 2011 Census) and a land area of 15,080.30 square kilometres (5,822.54 sq mi). The main cities are Lévis, Saint-Georges, Thetford Mines, Sainte-Marie and Montmagny.
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Subdivisions[edit]
Regional County Municipalities[edit]
| Regional County Municipality (RCM) | Population Canada 2011 Census[3] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauce-Sartigan | 50,962 | 1,954.08 km2 (754.47 sq mi) | 26.1 | Saint-Georges |
| Bellechasse | 35,318 | 1,749.64 km2 (675.54 sq mi) | 20.2 | Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse |
| La Nouvelle-Beauce | 35,107 | 906.15 km2 (349.87 sq mi) | 38.7 | Sainte-Marie |
| Les Appalaches | 43,120 | 1,912.88 km2 (738.57 sq mi) | 22.5 | Thetford Mines |
| Les Etchemins | 17,254 | 1,810.33 km2 (698.97 sq mi) | 9.5 | Lac-Etchemin |
| L'Islet | 18,517 | 2,099.82 km2 (810.75 sq mi) | 8.8 | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli |
| Lotbinière | 29,617 | 1,661.99 km2 (641.70 sq mi) | 17.8 | Sainte-Croix |
| Montmagny | 22,877 | 1,697.28 km2 (655.32 sq mi) | 13.5 | Montmagny |
| Robert-Cliche | 19,288 | 838.81 km2 (323.87 sq mi) | 23.0 | Beauceville |
Equivalent territory[edit]
| Territory Equivalent to a RCM (TE) | Population Canada 2011 Census[3] |
Land Area | Density (pop. per km2) |
Seat of RCM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lévis | 138,769 | 449.31 km2 (173.48 sq mi) | 308.8 | Lévis |
Major communities[edit]
- Beauceville
- Disraeli
- Laurier-Station
- Lévis
- Montmagny
- Saint-Apollinaire
- Saint-Georges
- Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce
- Sainte-Marie
- Saint-Pamphile
- Thetford Mines
Landmarks[edit]
See: List of historic places in Chaudière-Appalaches
References[edit]
- ^ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
- ^ a b "(Code 2425) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census divisions, 2011 and 2006 censuses". Canada 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012-04-11. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chaudière-Appalaches. |
- Portail régional de la Chaudière-Appalaches Official website
- Tourisme Chaudière-Appalaches
- CRÉ
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